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Now did you know that it has been researched that reiterating a phrase
in the negative subliminally reinforces the thought that the item is
positive (by means of repetition, not by means of suspicion)? "I did
not have sex with that woman" repeated many times strongly reinforces a
lasting impression to the contrary, even if the audience knows no other
facts about the case. (The most uninformed audience will recant: "Oh,
yeah ... he had sex with that woman, didn't he ... ?" People only
remember the *issue* not the *negation*.)
Cheers
Rob