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Thu 26 Jul, 2018 04:05 pm
To give one example, let's take a controversial topic:
Pro-life (actual):
We believe that life is valuable and that killing an unborn child is paramount to killing.
Pro-life (THIS WORD):
They believe that women shouldn't have control over their own bodies.
Pro-choice (actual):
We believe life begins at birth, and before that point, a woman should have choice over what she does with her body.
Pro-choice (THIS WORD):
They just want to kill their own children because it's inconvenient.
Essentially, this word is like a caricature (and I think that caricature would actually fit, though I feel like there's a more precise word out there) that shows someone, some group, or some viewpoint that the speaker disagrees with a negative light 'citing' points that are not believed/referenced by that other person/group/viewpoint.
@S789,
S789 wrote:
Essentially, this word is like a caricature (and I think that caricature would actually fit, though I feel like there's a more precise word out there) that shows someone, some group, or some viewpoint that the speaker disagrees with a negative light 'citing' points that are not believed/referenced by that other person/group/viewpoint.
A caricature is an exaggeration, but not necessarily a negative one. Perhaps closer to what you're looking for is "mockery:"
Quote:3. a : a counterfeit appearance : imitation
"if it was not a man it was a huge and grotesque mockery of man"—E. R. Burroughs
3. b : an insincere, contemptible, or impertinent imitation
"makes a mockery of justice"
4 : something ridiculously or impudently unsuitable
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mockery
Mentality
(It’s what they think)
@layman,
Basically, it seems like you're looking for the opposite of a euphemism, i.e. a dysphemism
Quote:Euphemism is a mild and positive expression used to replace an unpleasant or negative one. Whereas dysphemism is the opposite of euphemism; it is the replacement of a positive or neutral expression with an unpleasant or negative one.
Function of Dysphemism
Dysphemism is used as a device for degradation, minimization, or humiliation of individuals who are disapproved of or condemned. When a speaker uses this technique, he uses marked form directed towards a group or the listeners. The purpose is to express anger or social distance from a particular group. It is frequently employed in literary texts, political speeches, and colloquial expressions
https://literarydevices.net/dysphemism/
Example: I'm not opposed to abortion, but I would never euphemistically say that I'm "pro-choice." I'm pro-death, that's all.
@S789,
The word “Apologist” might apply.
@layman,
layman wrote:
I'm pro-death, that's all.
Roe v. Wade isn't really needed. All it did was back up long-accepted methods of disposing of unwanted babies by a few months. Not that big a hurry, is there?
Quote:For most of human history infanticide was a common and accepted method of family planning, and the perceived innocence of children was less likely to win them special care and more likely to make them seem like ideal sacrifices to a bloodthirsty god.
Evidence suggests that, while extreme protectiveness of children is hard-wired in the human brain, it exists alongside a predilection for murdering them shortly after they are born.
https://aeon.co/essays/the-roots-of-infanticide-run-deep-and-begin-with-poverty
@layman,
They were "pro-choice" and no one questioned their choices.
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