jargon- words that are specific to a certain group or profession. For example, in The Harry
The use of propaganda and doublespeak have a long history, going back to the ancient societies. Propaganda and doublespeak are the use of verbal exchange to have an effect on the emotions, attitudes, and opinions of human beings. To try to get them to accept a particular political, religious, or financial point of view, or even to start a war. It is careful manipulation of the opinions of the societies mostly by their government. In the effort to control the nation 's thought process, the government has used mass propaganda for selling a war.
Language used in a communication could cause confusion if abbreviations or jargon is used inappropriately.
Klosterman starts out with a very bold claim saying that “important things are inevitably cliche but nobody wants to admit that” (Klosterman 136). As soon as the
effects does such terminology have on those around us? Can what we casually toss around in
Being poor means you barely have enough money for the luxuries in life; you can only afford the absolute necessities in life. Being middle class means you can afford to splurge here and there on luxuries. Being wealthier means you live a life of opulence, and you are not concerned with money in the slightest. I do not live an extravagant live nor do I live a life devoid of luxuries. Most of my significant events in my life do not have money involved in them. Whenever I have money I carelessly splurge it on things I will never come to use or I treat myself to candy with it. I loathe saving money in such a manner it drives me insane whenever I save more than a couple dollars. I choose Katie Nolan for this section because she is the polar opposite
Throughout my life I believe that I have experienced quite a lot of doublespeak. The largest impact of doublespeak was when I was younger and both of my grandma’s got cancer. At the age of around twelve I had no idea what cancer was. The way they spoke of cancer was very evasive, mostly because they knew that I probably would not be able to handle what cancer was at my age. I think that doublespeak was a respectable form of doublespeak because they were not trying to hide anything they just wanted what was best for my wellbeing in a troubling time. Another form of doublespeak, which I participated in, happened during my internship this summer. I worked for a tool shop named “Acutec Precision Machining” who manufactured aerospace parts. At Acutec
What is doublespeak? Is it a useful and the language should be using? Possibly people will come up with different opinions and suggestions of doublespeak. Some people will say that doublespeak is bad and people should avoid using it; for example, in Lutz’s essay, “The World of Doublespeak,” Lutz wrote about the negative aspects of doublespeak. He defines doublespeak as, “language that pretends to communicate but really doesn’t” (Lutz/P.347). In some case he is right as doublespeak can make things sinful, virtuous; something terrible, be wonderful, and so on. However, doublespeak is a powerful communication skill; People should be familiar with it and be able to use it. It would be as dangerous as Lutz mentions in his article when people used
The “closest cliché syndrome” occurs when a writer doesn’t think critically enough about what they are summarizing and ends up making assumptions. Employing this method is poor form because the author is applying cultural norms, expectations, or personal perceptions to someone else’s words, and they may be completely inaccurate. The result is misinterpretation and misrepresentation of the original author’s work, leading to a shaky foundation for the next paper. The example in the book shows how applying the closest cliché takes a well thought-out letter pertaining to political protest and civil disobedience and boils it down to a request that maybe we could all “just get along.” I enjoy how the authors of the book compare using clichés to
In the world of politics, courtrooms, banks, hospitals, and even at mechanic shops some amount of doublespeak is lingering. Lutz’s article proves how frequent the use of double speak is and manipulative and decisive the people who use it actually are. After reading this essay, it has become obvious to me that Doublespeak has been used on me throughout my entire life. This article has taught me to analyze and investigate phrases that are convoluted or meaninglessly complicated. His paper teaches the reader to ignore the useless information and strip down a phrase to what it really means. Through Lutz’s use of numerous personal and historical examples, he is able to effectively argue his opinion of the negative uses of doublespeak. Audiences who are often confused or misled by speakers various tactics of doublespeak would highly benefit from this article. In order to understand doublespeak one must first understand why speakers use it and what effects it has on the public. Professionals use doublespeak to deceive because it distorts reality in favor of the speaker, it confuses and corrupts the audiences’ thinking, and it avoids responsibility.
In the essay “The World of Doublespeak”, by William Lutz, the author gives the reader four different questions to help one identify doublespeak. According to Lutz these questions are, “who is saying what to whom, under what conditions and circumstances, with what intent, and with what results?” (par. 4). These questions help to distinguish between truthful language and doublespeak. The first question, “who is saying what to whom?” focuses on the relationship between the two people. The chance of doublespeak being present increases greatly when the two people have a negative, or passive-aggressive, relationship. The next question, “under what conditions and circumstances?” focuses on the events of what is going on. This question shows up prominently in events such as political rallies and debates. The third question, “with what intent” focuses on the underlying goal of the statement. This question raises the most suspicion, as it makes one really think about whether there is doublespeak present. The final question “what results” ties in on the intent. The outcome of the doublespeak will be different that that of
It may seem cliche, but many cliches are what they are, because it is implemented as the purest truth. This is not an end, but only a beginning. The stories are written in a variety of ways, as well as to life. Nothing happens by chance, everything has a reason to be happening. People, who eventually become important parts of our evolution, end up being the main players of our personality. And so we will be writing our history, our legacy.
Slang words are used a lot in today’s world .It is most properly used when people are communicating. It really peeve me when people use a lot of slang when they communicate, because it sometimes make it hard to understand them. The conversation would be a lot simpler without using slang words. For an example, some slang words use in the south of the United States someone up north might not never heard of or might be used differently. Most professional sitting
Among certain groups with common interests, acronyms have evolved to be used as jargon. The use of such jargon often provides its users with a sense of belonging within a social circle. For example, sometimes middle-aged people may try to use initialisms that are popular with the younger generation in an attempt to “fit in” and rekindle the flame of their former youth. Interestingly, when such attempts are done incorrectly, it can often have the opposite effect and alienate the person from said group. This alienation occurs because the person is perceived to be desperate and believed to not share common
If everybody in the workplace communicated in jargon, the new hire would have a difficult time following instructions. This would cause confusion, resentment, and harm workplace practices. Most importantly, it would put a very strong barrier in the way of interpersonal communication, because the new hire would have a difficult time relating to his or her work partners. Clarity really is the first hurdle to jump through in order to have effective communication in the workplace.