Denialism - the common defence tactics used by those who suffer...

Denialism - the common defence tactics used by those who suffer from it (you know who you are lol) :-

Focusing on the rhetorical tactics through which denialism is achieved in language, in Alex Gillespie (2020) of the London School of Economics has reviewed the linguistic and practical defensive tactics for denying disruptive information. These tactics are conceptualized in terms of three layers of defence:

1. Avoiding – The first line of defence against disruptive information is to avoid it.

2. Delegitimizing – The second line of defence is to attack the messenger, by undermining the credibility of the source.
3. Limiting – The final line of defence, if disruptive information cannot be avoided or delegitimized, is to rationalize and limit the impact of the disruptive ideas.

In 2009 author Michael Specter defined groupdenialism as "when an entire segment of society, often struggling with the trauma of change, turns away from reality in favor of a more comfortablelie".