Timeline for Is there a single word for an idea that receives acceptance not due to approval, but because opposing it is risky?
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| Jul 11, 2020 at 6:08 | comment | added | auspicious99 | What I mean is that the OP is asking for "an English word for an idea or policy that receives widespread acceptance not due to approval ..", which is about this bad idea or policy itself, rather than a word to describe how people may respond to it. I think "acquiescence" is indeed an excellent word to describe the response, described as "acceptance not due to approval, but because opposing it requires immense effort or risk". However, the question seems to be asking for a word to describe the idea or policy itself. | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 7:56 | comment | added | auspicious99 | I think "acquiescence" is a good way to describe the response to the idea, but I think the OP is asking for a word to describe the idea itself, isn't it? | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 12:34 | comment | added | Criticizing Israel not allowed | Note: "preference falsification" amd "pluralistic ignorance" are not in common usage. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 11:59 | history | edited | Rayan Khan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 9, 2020 at 6:00 | history | answered | Rayan Khan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |