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| − | '''Denigration''' is speaking ill of, defaming, [[malign]]ing, belittling, damaging or otherwise [[sully]]ing the [[character]] and good name of someone, or to downplay their contribution in some way. | + | '''Denigration''' is speaking ill of, defaming, [[malign]]ing, belittling, damaging or otherwise [[sully]]ing the [[character]] and good name of someone, or to downplay their contribution in some way. Examples include: |
| − | + | *Some [[liberals|people]] insist that the [[Vikings]] discovered North [[America]] before [[Christopher Columbus]], thereby denigrating Columbus's role in [[history]]. | |
| + | *Others say that President Bush was previously an alcoholic in order to denigrate his position as a president. | ||
| + | *Another denigrating claim is to say that Charles Darwin was a racist in order to disprove the theory of evolution <ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 23:32, September 22, 2008
Denigration is speaking ill of, defaming, maligning, belittling, damaging or otherwise sullying the character and good name of someone, or to downplay their contribution in some way. Examples include:
- Some people insist that the Vikings discovered North America before Christopher Columbus, thereby denigrating Columbus's role in history.
- Others say that President Bush was previously an alcoholic in order to denigrate his position as a president.
- Another denigrating claim is to say that Charles Darwin was a racist in order to disprove the theory of evolution [1].