Editing Gainsay

Is the damaging of someones word by disproving what someone is saying. The person you gainsay loses [[power]] whilst you gain some.<ref>“It’s really only gainsaying if you tell a lie and someone calls you out on it,” Nicolette said.  “They get a bit of the power the other person lost, for doing the spirit’s share of the judgment.” -[https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/01 Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.5]]</ref>

Gainsaying is best accomplished when one is direct in their speech,<ref>“I’m paying the school and the school is paying you, and you give us this booklet that probably took less than a dollar to make, and you won’t even give me five minutes of your time.  My family is going to talk to Alexander about this.”<br><br>
“I’m sure I’ve given you more than five minutes at this point.”<br><br>
“That’s gainsaying, right?” Lucy murmured.  “When you call someone out on a misstatement?”<br><br>
“Yeah,” Zach answered, just as quiet.  “Would be more effective if she’d been more direct about it.”<br><br>
“Like, saying ‘I’ve given you five minutes of my time already’,” Verona said. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/19 Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.9]]</ref> in polite conversation or between allies someone can avoid gainsaying someone in a conversation.<ref>“I’ve seen what Alexander getting shot did to Lucy,” Avery said.  “I saw what Bristow being taken by the Brownies did to Verona.  I think it eats away at them in this really quiet, subtle way.  And you’re doing ''this'', now?”<br><br>“Addressing a problem that faces Kennet,” Rook said.<br><br>“I saw what it did to them.  Do you want me to shoulder that?  Do you want- are you really inviting Zed and Brie and Jessica in, only to make ''them'' shoulder that?  Because ''no''.  No, that’s not okay.  No.  No.”<br><br>“To avoid gainsaying you, I will say it may not be okay,” Rook said, stepping a bit forward.  “But it may be necessary.  If I may turn the question back on you… what does it say about you all if you aren’t willing to shoulder that?” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/07/27 Excerpt] from [[False Moves 12.10]]</ref>

Gainsaying can be seen as a lesser version of [[Forsworn|forswearing]] and can even open the way to a forswearing.

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