In the section of refusals it talks about how anyone can apply the categories to accounts we hear every day or on TV shows. I was a big fan of the show The OC. I knew I could apply some of the categories and relate it back to the show. For example, evasion is when the person pretends that nothing happened and ignores the predicament. This can relate back to The OC because in one episode the main character Ryan Atwood kisses his ex-girlfriend Theresa, and at the time he was still with his current girlfriend Marissa Cooper. In the episode, he totally ignores the situation then later I think the truth was eventually out in the open.
Another example would be when Summer and Seth started seeing other people, but Seth still wanted to know about what Summer was doing and who she was going out with. This is an example of the concept denying the right to reproach talked about on page 222. Which refers to asking a person to explain his or her behavior.
Sorry for those who cannot relate back to the show, but maybe some of you have seen the show.
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I really enjoyed reading your post. I think it's really funny that you used OC examples. I don't personally watch the show, but I know a lot of people who did. I thought that you made an interesting point with evasion, and just ignoring the situation. I wanted to add and say that this is probably not the best course of action. As you said, the truth came out in the end, and I bet that it wasn't pretty for this guy. Had he told his girlfriend, she would still be really mad, but it would be better than her finding out some other way.
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