si-de-vo · W232
sidevo · ridicule; signal of value-decrease; public marking of target as worthless · ✅
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| Domain | Rhetoric / Social / Ethics |
| Class | action / quality / event |
| Type | compound |
| Register | standard |
| First use | ALI-001-E (S781): si-de-vo ne ra-vo-be ka-mu lo-zo-li — "Ridicule is the most potent instrument available to human persons." (Alinsky Rule 5) |
Definition
si (signal/representation) + de-vo (W121, value-diminishment/evil-quality) = a signal that publicly marks its target as lacking worth or deserving shame. The mechanism of ridicule: the signal does not merely assert de-vo but performs it in a social field where the audience receives the marking. Distinct from ka-si-de (W224, deliberate deception/misdirection) which operates on epistemic content; si-de-vo operates on social standing/value perception. Also distinct from de-vo bare (the quality itself): si-de-vo is the act of signaling it toward a target.
Related
si (primitive: signal/representation), de-vo (W121: evil/value-diminishment quality), ka-si-de (W224: deliberate deception — related but distinct: epistemic vs social-value register), si-no-vo-li (W126: hypocrite — related social-value signal compound)
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