ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR8-0006 · ATLAS 251

Apoplanesis

Deliberate evasion of a question by moving to another subject.

Explanation

The centre of conversation shifts without answering the original demand.

Example

Who checked the source?—Surely what matters is how beautiful the graphic looks.

Counterexample

The editorial team checked the source.

Effect on thought and perception

Reveals who controls conversational direction.

Resonance

An arriving question is diverted sideways onto an unrelated path.

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Apoplanesis“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR8-0006. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR8-0006

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