Opinion Occlusion
Etymology
[edit | edit source]opinion (Latin opinio, belief, conjecture) + occlusion (Latin occlusio, a shutting up, blockage).
Noun
[edit | edit source]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.
- 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.
- Any force, mechanism, or structure that blocks or suppresses an opinion or range of opinions from expression or consideration, particularly those originating from an opposing viewpoint or rival ideological tradition.
- (rhetoric, informal) Any mechanism, deliberate or structural, by which a genuine judgment is displaced in expression by a safer or more palatable substitute.
- His carefully worded non-answer was textbook opinion occlusion, saying everything except what he actually thought.
- (entertainment industry) The deliberate suppression of a public figure's opinions especially the spicier ones by management or producers in order to preserve a commercially constructed image.
- Seol-hyun's dialogue on Running Man was so heavily edited that entire appearances passed with barely a sentence aired, a textbook opinion occlusion; it is speculated that her competitive nature was cut to protect the innocent image her agency had built around her.
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[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- MoribundMurdoch. "Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology)." The Moribundity Learns, Facebook, January 21, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CqDvwmwZ3/.
- MoribundMurdoch. "Opinion Occlusion [オピニオン・オクルージョン] Anything that obstructs or closes an opinion or a range of opinions (esp. opinions from an opposing camp or rival ideology)." Twitter, January 21, 2022, https://x.com/MoribundMurdoch/status/1484706935547084805?s=20 .
- One Reason for Wikipedia's Opinion Occlusion
- Project Kino. "Running Man - The Curse of Beauty (ft. Seolhyun)." YouTube, accessed April 29, 2026. https://youtu.be/9fv1kqXBpW0?si=bWO8x4xPMzxIvNB8.