The first two rules of political scandal-recovery are
rapid plausible deniability or plausible excuse,
these are prayers for the choir and the dumbfounded.
Never call your choir; your choir, it may cause them to
think.
Call them your enlightened critical thinkers.
--Doug Bashford
plausible: within the realm of credibility, apparently
reasonable and valid
Quick definitions (plausible)
# adjective: apparently reasonable and valid
# adjective: appearing to merit belief or acceptance
(Example: "A plausible story")
# adjective: within the realm of credibility (Example: "A
plausible story")
# adjective: likely but not certain to be or become true
or real
Quick definitions: (specious)
# adjective: plausible but false (Example: "A specious
claim")
# adjective: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Adjective
plausible
1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable;
credible: a plausible excuse.
2. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable;
ready.
3. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing;
apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext;
plausible manners; a plausible delusion.
4. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible
speaker.
adjective plausible
Encarta® World English Dictionary Definition:
1. believable: believable and appearing likely to be true,
usually in the absence of proof
2. persuasive: having a persuasive manner in speech or
writing, often combined with an intention to deceive
[Mid-16th century. < Latin plausibilis "deserving applause"
< plaus-, past participle of plaudere "clap"]
The first two rules of political scandal-recovery are
rapid plausible deniability or plausible excuse,
these are prayers for the choir and the dumbfounded.
Never call your choir; your choir, it may cause them to
think.
Call them your enlightened critical thinkers.
Of course, one need only shift the concepts
or terms about slightly, and we end up with
the formula for many types of specious propaganda.
The first two rules of ABCpropaganda are
plausible XYZ or feelsgood nnn,
these are prayers for the choir and the 123.
Never call your choir; your choir, it may cause them to
think.
Call them ZYX.
Laugh! Wanna try?
--Doug
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