The Power of Double Speak in Politics: What is Double Speak? Doublespeak is language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., downsizing for layoffs, servicing the target for bombing[1]), in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning (for example, naming a state of war peace). In such cases, doublespeak disguises the nature of the truth. Doublespeak is most closely associated with political language. https://youtube/watch?v=L1OlJ_AGxTA&list=UUS1BlrjDKI5YYO5UV3oKbUw
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:13:07 +0000
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