Abstract The paper theoretically examines the epistemic implications of the frame trap cued by the conversational use of the Shakespearean quote ‘The lady doth protest too much, methinks’, in which protestation of innocence is taken as evidence of guilt, as is its absence. The mechanism of frame trap is found to operate by recursive truth negation in the case of ongoing protestation (in keeping with the conversationally expected denial of false attribution) or its pre-emption in anticipation of further striction along with resistance. Problematically, both the implications and paradoxical effects of the expression thereby ‘evidence’ the guilt of its recipient.

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“我认为，这位女士的抗议太多了”：否定认知框架陷阱的影响和影响的真相

摘要 本文从理论上检验了由莎士比亚名言“我认为，这位女士抗议太多，我认为”的对话使用所提示的框架陷阱的认知含义，其中无罪的抗议被视为有罪的证据，其缺席也是如此。框架陷阱的机制被发现在持续抗议的情况下（与对话中预期的否认错误归因）或在预期进一步严格和抵抗的情况下先发制人，通过递归真理否定来运作。有问题的是，表达的含义和矛盾的影响从而“证明”了它的接受者有罪。