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Really? I didn't know that. I always thought "nay" just meant "no". IE "A nay sayer" being a person who contradicts or rejects an argument. I was unaware of any logical inference,although here the term is used as a form ad hominem attack..
From an The Free Dictionary:
Noun 1. naysayer - someone with an aggressively negative attitude
obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter - someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines 'nay say' as utter denial.
Quote:A nay-sayer is someone who will say it is black when it is shown to be white. They reject any and all proof presented because they have a system of false a priori beliefs which drives them.
Really? I didn't know that. I always thought "nay" just meant "no". IE "A nay sayer" being a person who contradicts or rejects an argument. I was unaware of any logical inference,although here the term is used as a form ad hominem attack..
From an The Free Dictionary:
Noun 1. naysayer - someone with an aggressively negative attitude
obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter - someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines 'nay say' as utter denial.