It's rather an anti evil maid tool, or an evil maid defense. :)
sorry for being pedantic, but with the arms race within cybersecurity, "anti something defense" sounds like double negation to me.
It's rather an anti evil maid tool, or an evil maid defense. :)
sorry for being pedantic, but with the arms race within cybersecurity, "anti something defense" sounds like double negation to me.
While thinking about it, this phrase occurred to me: “silver bullets are a defense against zombies.” It is not the same phrase structure as the original, but it also has the double-negative vibe, yet it feels more reasonable to me than “…are a defense for zombies”, which to me suggests that zombies would employ them against their enemies.
I think the resolution here is that defense is inherently against something, so these phrases are not unequivocally double negatives - though I also agree with nine_k’s point about a better way to say it.
EDIT: Duh! The fact that defense is inherently against something is precisely what makes these phrases look like double negatives! The resolution must be something else - maybe agreement in mood or sentiment…