Kināyah concerning attribution includes negation as well as affirmation. An expression may avoid directly assigning a bad attribute to a person and indirectly deny that it belongs to them.
For example, an utterance may imply that a person does not harm others. The target is the denial of an attribution, not the definition of a new virtue.
Both positive and negative forms concern the relationship between a specific bearer and a quality.
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Three Types of Kināyah: Referent, Attribute, and Attribution
Kināyah concerning attribution includes negation as well as affirmation. An expression may avoid directly assigning a bad attribute to a person and indirectly deny that it belongs to them.
For example, an utterance may imply that a person does not harm others. The target is the denial of an attribution, not the definition of a new virtue.
Both positive and negative forms concern the relationship between a specific bearer and a quality.