Kafkatrapping
Kafkatrapping is a neologism coined in 2010 by the author and software developer Eric S. Raymond.[1][2] The term is inspired by Franz Kafka's 1925 novel The Trial, about a man who finds himself accused of grave crimes that are never spelled out or explained. Kafkatrapping combines sophistry and innuendo in a powerful rhetorical tool.
In the 2010s, the term has come to refer to vague but intense accusations of political incorrectness - such as implied racism, anti-feminism, or classism - made by social justice warriors against mostly white conservatives. The conservatives will then struggle to prove their innocence of the charges, pleading with their accusers that they are strongly opposed to these things, even more strongly than the accusers themselves. They may also aver their innocence of a long list of similar crimes they weren't even accused of. [3] However, this will only increase the contempt felt for the conservatives.
See also
- Rhetorical device
- SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police - nonfiction book by author Vox Day
References
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- ↑ Wiktionary entry. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kafkatrapping
- ↑ William A. Jacobson, Sep 1 2013. http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/09/kafkatrapping/
