The word ‘no’ conveys authority only backed by social norms and power.

Evidence

To hold the no excuse for physical punishment theory is also (fifth) to assume that the word no can be effectively uttered to another person in the absence of the threat of punishment. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 466

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 466
• XREF: connects to: Free expression is meaningless without the social power to be heard — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 355; Power cannot self-realize but depends on societal-structural conditions for legitimacy; Informal human-relation influence cannot substitute for technicalized formal power.

Broader Connections

• Power cannot self-realize but depends on societal-structural conditions for legitimacy #expands (0.82)
• Informal human-relation influence cannot substitute for technicalized formal power. #corroborates (0.75)