'Religious exclusivism' is a doctrine that the adherents of a particular faith, or group of faiths, will attain salvation while groups that do not share this faith will not gain the blessings. In its more extreme form, religious exclusivism teaches that only the members of their religion will reach Heaven, while others will be doomed to eternal damnation. As of now, most religions preach this notion to their followers.

For the purpose of this debate, ‘responsive advocacy’ refers to social movements aggressively engaging with and disproving misinformation and false claims propagated by oppositional institutions. Examples include the LGBTQ+ movement publicly explaining why queer inclusion does not increase AIDS/HIV rate.

‘Parallel advocacy’ refers to a strategy of disengaging with the propaganda of oppositional institutions and rather aiming to garner public empathy. Such advocacy uses visceral images of suffering and emotional appeals and discusses the difficulties and discrimination minority individuals face.

‘Law of Jante’ is a code of conduct that stresses that all individuals should not consider themselves special or unique to other individuals, and promotes abiding by social norms. Some rules in the law include, "You're not to think you are anything special," or "You're not to imagine yourself better than we are."

Reference checking is a common practice in the job recruitment process. It involves employers asking the acquaintance of the job applicant (e.g. former co-workers, colleagues, etc.) about their personality, work competence, and reputation. Such references oftentimes can be critical in the decision-making process of employers.

‘SWERF (Sex Worker Exclusionary Radical Feminism)’ refers to a strand of radical feminism which opposes women’s participation in sex work and the pornography industry with the belief that they are counterproductive to women’s rights.