Timeline for What is it called when a highly respected person commits an immoral act but people don't believe that he committed the act?
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| Aug 24, 2016 at 10:58 | history | protected | tchrist♦ | ||
| Jul 7, 2015 at 10:17 | answer | added | Dek Dekku | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 6, 2015 at 19:12 | answer | added | Danni | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 6, 2015 at 16:31 | vote | accept | kittenparry | ||
| Jul 6, 2015 at 16:17 | answer | added | Rob Deary | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 6, 2015 at 16:12 | comment | added | Patrick M | There is an interesting contrast between this fallacy and the no true scotsman fallacy; they're practically inverses of one another. This halo effect is rejecting a specific claim by reasoning broadly about the subject, while no true Scotsman is reclassifying a broad claim to disqualify a specific subject from providing a counterexample. (I just thought that was interesting.) | |
| Jul 6, 2015 at 16:07 | answer | added | arri | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 6, 2015 at 14:22 | answer | added | Zibbobz | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 16:47 | answer | added | TemplateRex | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 15:36 | comment | added | Vandermonde | It's spending one's reputation, getting away with a one-off because many don't expect any particular day to be the one that someone pulls such a stunt. | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 12:36 | answer | added | Dan Dascalescu | timeline score: 57 | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 10:43 | answer | added | Bravo | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 4:57 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | Concur with the above comment, JS got away scot-free, (the accusations came after his death) and I'll add Rolf Harris onto the heap (a children's entertainer/singer/accomplished painter/charity donor etc.) The latter was recently sentenced to prison. The word that came up most often in my mind when I first heard about RH's crimes was disbelief. He seemed such a totally respectable and nice guy. | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 3:43 | comment | added | Iwillnotexist Idonotexist | I'm afraid that almost exactly the scenario you describe has occurred in the real world. I'm of course referring to Jimmy Savile. It's entirely possible that the adjective or noun you're looking for has been used to describe him in the hundreds of news items about this scandal. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 23:05 | comment | added | kittenparry | @LittleEva Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it? | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 23:02 | comment | added | kittenparry | @LittleEva I didn't know that. Sorry about my boldness. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:58 | comment | added | kittenparry |
@LittleEva Didn't you mean to put Tushar - what and/or answer? Link me up. under your answer?
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| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:56 | comment | added | kittenparry | @LittleEva Misplaced comment. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:24 | comment | added | kittenparry | @LittleEva Yes. to bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them Learning is fun. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:22 | comment | added | user98990 | That being ... curry favor? | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:18 | comment | added | kittenparry | @LittleEva That's a phrase I haven't heard before. Thank you for that one as well. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:10 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/617455478109523968 | ||
| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:06 | comment | added | kittenparry | @LittleEva It's fine. I find relief in the people's desire to spend their time on my questions. I appreciate all the answers, of course, including yours. I'm just trying to wrap my head around everything before accepting an answer. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:00 | comment | added | user98990 | In your opinion then, is my answer relevant to number 1? I never addressed the second part. My apologies. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:57 | comment | added | kittenparry | @LittleEva Yes. Those two definitions are what I'm after. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:55 | comment | added | user98990 | Are there two parts to this OP? 1) a term that characterizes the peoples disbelief, and 2) a term for the ability to consistently evade the consequences of wrongful actions? | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:16 | answer | added | ChrisW | timeline score: 29 | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 20:59 | comment | added | Hot Licks | I believe that's "normal". | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 20:50 | history | edited | Tushar Raj | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 4, 2015 at 20:42 | answer | added | Edwin Ashworth | timeline score: 35 | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 20:22 | history | edited | Dan Bron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 4, 2015 at 19:35 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | Good question. I feel almost certain that there must be an expression or proverb for this, but I cannot for the life of me think of one. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 19:23 | answer | added | user98990 | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 18:57 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jul 4, 2015 at 18:55 | history | asked | kittenparry | CC BY-SA 3.0 |