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Article #8051the opposite of "bashing"
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Date: Thu, 08 Dec 1988 20:12
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> From: dennis@raphel.UUCP (Dennis Vogel)
> Newsgroups: sci.lang
> Date: 6 Dec 88 18:47:03 GMT
>
> Is there an opposite to the term "bashing" meaning an unfair,
> unwarranted, harsh criticism (especially without an adequate
> understanding) of an idea, group, etc.? I need to use this
> term (the opposite) but cannot think of a word that captures
> the meaning. Perhaps there is none but I thought I would ask
> anyway.
>
> Dennis R. Vogel AT&T Bell Laboratories Somerset, NJ
But what does "opposite" mean here? The opposite of unfair,
unwarranted, and harsh? In that case the "critique" family applies
("fair" and "even-handed" come to mind). Or the opposite of criticism,
something like the "flattery" family?
More support of the notion that:
"opposites" usually aren't.
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Sean Boisen -- sboisen@bbn.com
BBN Systems and Technologies Corporation, Cambridge MA
Disclaimer: these opinions void where prohibited by lawyers.
Sean
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