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Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Content Note -- Typographical Note -- Introduction -- 1. White Racism, White Racial Folk Theory, And White Racial Discourse -- 2. Racist Dogwhistles -- 3. Figleaves For Racism -- 4. The Rise Of Blatant Falsehood -- 5. Figleaves, And Dogwhistles, For Falsehood -- 6. Obvious Falsehoods Without Deniability -- 7. Dogwhistles, Figleaves, And The Fight Against Racism And Blatant Falsehood -- I. Racism -- 1. White Racism, White Folk Racial Theory, And White Racial Discourse 1. Norm Of Racial Equality -- 2. White Folk Theory Of Racism -- 3. Other Prejudices? -- 4. White Ignorance -- 5. Division -- 2. Racist Dogwhistles -- 1. Usage Of Dogwhistle -- 2. A Bifurcated Model -- 3. Non-linguistic Dogwhistles -- 4. Why Unintentional Dogwhistles Matter -- 5. Application: The Pinker Controversy -- 6. Application: Canadian Conservative Party Slogan -- 7. Knowing Whether Something Is A Dogwhistle -- 8. Deniability, After Concealment Weakens -- 3. Figleaves For Racism -- 1. Introducing Racial Figleaves -- 2. Tough Cases, And Refining The Definition -- 3. Possible Extensions 4. Figleaves And Dogwhistles: Their Relationship -- 5. Conclusion -- Ii. Falsehood -- 4. The Rise Of Blatant Falsehood -- 1. Lies And Post-truth -- 2. Is It The Bald-faced Lies And Bullshit? -- 3. Conspiracy Theorizing -- 4. So, What Is New? -- 5. Figleaves, Dogwhistles, And Falsehood -- 1. Background: The Norm Of Truthfulness -- 2. Figleaves For Falsehood -- 3. Non-figleaf Use Of Figleaf Phrases -- 4. Dogwhistles And Wild Conspiracism -- 5. Dogwhistles, Figleaves, And The Rise Of Wild Conspiracism -- 6. Obvious Falsehoods Without Deniability -- 1. Puzzling Examples 2. True Believers In Echo Chambers? -- 3. People Not Seeking Truth? -- 4. Bald-faced Lies Not So Bad -- 5. Authoritarianism, Power Lies, And Compliance Lies -- 7. Dogwhistles, Figleaves, And The Fight Against Racism And Blatant Falsehood -- 1. Reve