Opinion Occlusion: Difference between revisions
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'''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''') | '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''') | ||
# (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld. | # (''social psychology'') The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reticence '''reticence'''] in that the opinion exists but is actively withheld. | ||
#: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.'' | #: ''The unanimous vote was less a consensus than a product of '''opinion occlusion''', with several members privately dissenting.'' | ||
# (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship. | # (''epistemology, media studies'') The systemic sidelining of a viewpoint through agenda-setting, framing, or noise rather than direct censorship. | ||