Assertion: apology | /r/HasProperty | couched in but
Facets:
value: variously
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Nevertheless, non-apologies tend to ring conspicuously false, being variously couched in ifs, buts, hedges, deflection, qualification, self-absorption, euphemism, defensiveness, obfuscation, and the agentless passive voice (“Mistakes were made”).