Good morning to all of you here, under the glorious light of dishonesty and ignorance!
I have yet to address one of the more complex uses of our techniques but this is an excellent example! @brunnhildeps has expertly combined exaggeration, omission of context, and remained in compliance with the school's accepted depiction of Vi as a character. Now such combining of techniques is not for the beginner Arcane Critical writer, so if you get confused don't feel bad. Just take it slow.
Now you may recall, in our reference guide regarding A.C.A.I.S standards we specifically outlined the only manner in which Vi may be discussed-
"It is very important we show her as both a badass warrior rebel who wants to bathe in blood of her top-sider enemies, as well as a poor, fragile, and abused invalid, being led around by Caitlyn on a rope, and incapable of making her own choices"
And OP has simply nailed it. The former brave revolutionary losing the last traces of herself because her relationship with the soul-sucking abusive topsider. True poetry! And how does @brunnhildeps achieve this masterful falsehood?
"Canon Caitvi is such a monstrously abusive relationship": Now this is excellent work. You see for anyone taking the writers word at face value it really hammers home the tragedy of Vi's ending. The last of her spirit is sucked away and she's stuck in monstrously abusive relationship. And if you don't put the effort into the exaggeration it just doesn't have the same punch. I mean after all how would it read without it?-
"Canon Caitvi shows a relationship where the only incident of violence born out of anger was in the direct aftermath of an incredibly traumatic battle, with an immensely complex mental and emotional lead up with Caitlyn showing immediate regret?"
That just doesn't have the same zing. It really undercuts the weight of the completely false picture OP is trying to paint.
It is the lack of context that really bolsters the overall exaggeration in this post. They work in tandem. Small simple things that are not technically lies (so long as you leave out the right details) are the foundation of the deception. These bolster the bigger lies that require exaggeration. For instance, the writer begins their post discussing the horror in the heart at the way Vi dismissively explains the song, and cites this as evidence of Vi's revolutionary spirit finally being drained away. So, where does omission come into play?
Does Vi say "its just something my mother used to hum"? (or something to that effect)
Yes! Yes indeed. But, would it come off the same if the writer included any mention whatsoever of any of the following?
Vi clearly thinking of JInx
The fact that Vi hasn't been a "revolutionary" since Season 1 Act 1
Any of the emotional/mental turmoil of the entire last act that would give potential reasons for Vi giving a short and mild response. Such as not wanting to delve too deeply into all she's lost at that time
Hopefully you can all see with clarity how the combination of these techniques can be put to excellent use, regarding our ongoing mission to completely misrepresent season two of Arcane. I am very proud. Well done!
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