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Character assassination is an attempt to tarnish a person's reputation. It may involve exaggeration or manipulation of facts to present an untrue picture of the targeted person. It is a form of defamation and can be a form of ad hominem argument. For living individuals targeted by character assassination attempts, this may result in being rejected by his community, family, or members of his or her living or work environment. Such acts are often difficult to reverse or rectify, and the process is likened to a literal assassination of a human life. The damage sustained can last a lifetime or, for historical figures, for many centuries after their death. In practice, character assassination may involve doublespeak, spreading of rumors, innuendo or deliberate misinformation on topics relating to the subject's morals, integrity, and reputation. It may involve spinning information that is technically true, but that is presented in a misleading manner or is presented without the necessary context. For example, it might be said that a person refused to pay any income tax during a specific year, without saying that no tax was actually owed due to the person having no income that year. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How do you fight character assassination on the web? Q. It usually starts with a disagreement, one person bullies the other, the other one stands up to the bully and then the bully tells lies about the other one. One perfect example on the internet is when they accuse another person of being a different screen name who has caused trouble on the boards. While I don't doubt that there are people who get a rise in disrupting a group, not everyone is guilty of that. Has this ever happened to you? How have you dealt with it? To Liutenant: Ignoring is usually my first instinct, but ultimately if they persist it is hard to ignore. The worst thing about this isn't so much what the person says, but the fact that people are so willing to believe the worst. How many friendships have been lost… [cont.] Asked by flyhasitall - Tue May 22 23:53:34 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. It is quite easy.You get a printout of the communications that upset you.Keep a file of them.Avoid internet arguments. If you are a student you should tell your parents. Remember what happens on the internet is not entirely beyond the law.Laws of libel and slander might still apply. You mentioned slander.Tell them you will seek advice from the law if it happens again.Dont engage in an internet argument with them. Answered by melbournewooferblue - Wed May 23 00:29:06 2007 Suing Character Assassination? Q. Can I sue character assassination? My grandmother (worst person of the word, mean, slimy, crazy, annoying) told, that my mother and I had stolen her used underwear. That is an extremely stupid lie. Can we sue her? My doctor did a urine test. They want to find drug abusers and report them. They told me that they found morphine in my urine. I have never used this drug. They did a mistake. Can I sue them for character assassination? What kind of lawyer do I need for character assassination? Asked by TKKG - Sun Jun 25 23:30:27 2006 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. You can sue anybody for anything. The question is can you win a suit and would a win have any value. What has the assination of your character cost you? Have you lost work? Have their been other significant quantifiable costs or losses? Unless there is some loss, there is nothing to recover in a lawsuit, and if there is nothing to recover, it will be difficult to pay your attorney and pointless (unless you are just trying to make a point). My advice. Ignore those people and get on with your life. Answered by enginerd - Sun Jun 25 23:37:42 2006 MORALITY question -- Are there situations in which engaging in character assassination is justified?
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