A polite fiction is a social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid... 4 KB (502 words) - 23:34, 29 February 2024 |
 | competence Polite fiction Politeness maxims (Geoffrey Leech) Politeness theory, which elaborates terms such as "positive politeness" and "negative politeness" Register... 15 KB (1,745 words) - 00:08, 18 April 2024 |
Taryn Simon (section A Polite Fiction (2014)) and fiction; they are confined within the fictional space of the James Bond universe and yet wholly separate from it. Simon's website says of A Polite Fiction... 40 KB (4,257 words) - 14:12, 13 March 2024 |
Ottoman Empire, but acted as de facto independent rulers who maintained a polite fiction of Ottoman suzerainty. However, starting from around 1882, the rulers... 3 KB (280 words) - 19:06, 5 April 2024 |
 | Etiquette (section Politeness) Etiquette (/ˈɛtikɛt, -kɪt/) is the set of norms of personal behaviour in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected... 38 KB (4,333 words) - 17:02, 1 April 2024 |
 | sequences Non-apology apology Non-denial denial Plausible deniability Polite fiction Scotomization Self-deception Self-fulfilling prophecy Skepticism The... 6 KB (647 words) - 04:40, 14 February 2024 |
 | the room The Emperor's New Groove Groupthink Mutual knowledge (logic) Polite fiction Pluralistic ignorance Spiral of silence Three men make a tiger Wishful... 21 KB (2,368 words) - 06:49, 8 March 2024 |
 | impossible in life. In this manner, Go-Yōzei himself could enjoy the polite fiction of being the son of an emperor. Daughter (1562–67, mother speculated)... 13 KB (1,129 words) - 00:43, 26 March 2024 |
any popular culture work judged to be mediocre. Backhanded compliment Polite fiction Sarcasm Ichikawa, Sanki. (1964). The Kenkyusha Dictionary of Current... 6 KB (775 words) - 03:27, 31 March 2024 |
entendre Double-talk Doublespeak Award Euphemism Obfuscation Obscurantism Polite fiction "Pentagon Is Given an Award, but It's No Prize". The New York Times... 21 KB (2,380 words) - 03:45, 15 March 2024 |