Why isn't the internet more fun and weird?

Re:Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? by yuchi on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:49PM (#19039916)

I don’t know how to translate it in English, but in Italian there’s a specific term: Cleuasmo.

It’s a rhetorical device meant to captivate the audience by humility.

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Re:Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? by yuchi on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @05:56PM (#19040502)

To add context, is a type of captatio benevolentia (“obtaining benevolence/captivating”) and as such is typically placed at the start of a discussion.

Someone uses cleuasms (I’m gonna create a word by inferring a translation) many times in a discussion. Pay attention: this unsolicited and reiterated form of humbleness can be too much. If you shouldn’t have right for a statement, apply suspension instead ;)

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