Guiltive
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guiltive-323-10252248
title:
Guiltive
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The guiltive is a term introduced by John Haiman for the speaker attitude whereby the speaker overtly presents themself as generous or indifferent but actually means the opposite of what they are saying, with the intention of making the addressee feel guilty. The guiltive is similar to sarcasm: in both, the speaker's ostensible message is accompanied by a derived metamessage "This message is bogus." In sarcasm this is overtly marked by the speaker, whereas in the guiltive, it is instead "left to
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Emotional Experience
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiltive
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2023-12-24T15:31:18Z
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