LOADED WORDS
“denier” — what this word changes.
"Denier" frames a person as outside reasonable consensus and possibly dishonest. The contrast term "whistleblower" frames the same person as principled and persecuted.
“denier” makes the story feel like
outside reasonable consensus, dangerous, dishonest.
The contrast: “whistleblower”
The other side's framing of the same event: principled, persecuted, telling the truth.
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How Optics uses these words
Optics doesn't decide which framing is “right.” It surfaces them so a reader can see, in one glance, that the same event is being labeled completely differently depending on which outlet picked the verb. See the full loaded-word catalog or read the methodology.