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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.” -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.”

“I’m sure I’ve given you more than five minutes at this point.”

“That’s gainsaying, right?” Lucy murmured. “When you call someone out on a misstatement?”

“Yeah,” Zach answered, just as quiet. “Would be more effective if she’d been more direct about it.”

“Like, saying ‘I’ve given you five minutes of my time already’,” Verona said. - 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?”

“Addressing a problem that faces Kennet,” Rook said.

“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.”

“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?” - Excerpt from False Moves 12.10</ref>

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

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 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>
-One 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 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.