http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/09859336497580798442/notebooks/BDSrpIgoQkvGvofgh2008-06-25T07:47:42.563ZGlossary of selected Judgement and Decision-making, Belief-related, and other Psychology termsGoogle Notebook1110http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/09859336497580798442/notebooks/BDSrpIgoQkvGvofgh/NDSrpIgoQocq1ofgh2006-12-15T03:35:04.737Z2008-06-25T07:47:42.563Z<div> </div> <div><span><font color="#ff4040"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Weasel words</em></font></font></span></div> <div><span><font color="#ff0000">Words used to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07491261619920101511/BDQX9IgoQ4faYxIwi"><font color="#990000">statement</font></a> or position.</font></span></div> <div><span><font color="#ff0000"></font></span> </div> <div><span><font color="#ff0000">Something is claimed in such a way as to lead the <em>information consumer</em> to place <em><font face="Verdana" color="#cc0000">more</font></em> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDTJcIgoQ3uiu4vwh"><span><font color="#990000">reliance</font></span></a></span> on it than is <em><font face="Verdana" color="#cc0000">really</font></em> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRzpIgoQ16D37_kh"><span><font color="#990000">warranted</font></span></a></span>, for example:</font></span></div> <div><span><font color="#ff0000"></font></span> </div> <div><span><font color="#ff0000">&#39;Our product <em>x</em> will last <em><font face="Verdana" color="#cc0000">up to</font></em> twice as long as <em><font face="Verdana" color="#cc0000">other leading</font></em> brands!&#39;</font></span></div> <div><span><font color="#ff0000"></font></span> </div> <div><span><font color="#ff0000">(see also: <span><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRzpIgoQv4vpi-oh"><span><font color="#990000">qualifying expressions</font></span></a></span>)<br></font></span></div> <div><span></span> </div> <div> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red">Back to:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red"> </span></i><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQ2OIgoQnpe-uJki"><em><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><font color="#b45f06">Glossary A-C</font></span></b></em></a><font color="#b45f06"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red">, </span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRhPIgoQmZTPsoci"><em><b><span style="color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><font color="#b45f06">Glossary D-H</font></span></b></em></a></span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red">, </span></i><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQtPIgoQyMrOsoci"><em><span style="color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><font color="#b45f06">Glossary I-P</font></span></em></a></span></b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red">, </span></i><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRy4IgoQzJvOsoci"><em><span style="color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><font color="#b45f06">Glossary Q-S</font></span></em></a></span></b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red"><font color="#b45f06">,</font> </span></i><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQlbIgoQ0cGdiYci"><em><span style="color:#ff9933;font-family:Tahoma"><font color="#b45f06">Glossary T-Z</font></span></em></a></span></b></font><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red"></span></i></b></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#ff6600"><a href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-uK4ZpvghfrI43fmUf6_mPYV2"><span style="color:#ff6600"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#b45f06">Glossary of selected Judgement &amp; 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