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Connotation

Edited by Vladimir_Nesov, PeerInfinity, Grognor, et al. last updated 13th Mar 2012

Connotation is a subjective cultural and/or emotional coloration in addition to the explicit or denotative meaning of any specific word or phrase in a language, i.e. emotional association with a word.

Blog posts

  • When Truth is a Trap by David J. Balan
  • Useless Medical Disclaimers - Inability of most people to adequately process statistical information causes even mentioning of negative possibilities, with probability however small, to produce significant negative affect.
  • Rationality and the English Language
  • Sneaking in Connotations
  • When Truth Isn't Enough by Yvain

See also

  • Antiprediction
  • Not technically a lie
  • Affect heuristic
  • Inferential distance, scope insensitivity
  • Alief
  • A Human's Guide to Words

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