The ‘apparent’ positive part of disclaimers is face-keeping that the negative part contradicts.

Evidence

We see that these local moves instantiate within one sentence the overall (global) strategies of positive self-presentation (ingroup favoritism) and negative other-presentation (outgroup derogation). Note that some disclaimers are called “apparent” here, because the first, positive part primarily seems to function as a form of face-keeping and impression management: the rest of the text or fragment will focus on the negative characteristics of the Others, thus contradicting the first “positive” part. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1079 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Positive disclaimers about outgroups function as face-keeping, not genuine praise — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1079; False equivalence can disguise bias under a show of balance — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 350

Broader Connections

• Positive disclaimers about outgroups function as face-keeping, not genuine praise #expands (0.92) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1079