Examples of Euphemism

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.

Lucas, K., & Fyke, J. P. (2014). Euphemisms and ethics: A language-centered analysis of Penn State's Sexual Abuse Scandal. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(4), 551-569. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1777-0

A figure of speech making a statement less or more important than it really is.

Ray Bradbury 's use of censorship in Fahrenheit 451 sends a strong message about freedom that applies to not only the subjects in the non-fiction novel, but also relates to various cultures and societies throughout all of history. It is incredibly ironic how much this relates to today’s society, despite being published in 1950. In 2017, self-censorship has become incredibly prevalent in many aspects. With the rapid expansion and advancement in technology, society as a whole is practicing self-censorship more and more in all aspects of society. Whether it be via the news, on the internet through social media, or simply out in public, it is impossible to not come across some type of censorship and with examples of perspectives that replicate those of the characters in Fahrenheit 451.

The misuse of a word can turn a friendly conversation into a debate or even worse an argument. Especially in the society we are living today with the diversity some of the locations in the

Euphemism are types of words that make things sound better than they are. Dyseuphemism are types of words that make things sound worse than they are.

In the essay “Doubts About Doublespeak”(1993), William Lutz depicts how utilizing doublespeak can damage a society. Lutz begins with providing examples of doublespeak that range from silly to serious, showing how doublespeak can be harmless, but also disguise a truth with a manipulation of words. There are many different types of doublespeak, Lutz breaks it down into four different categories euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook and inflated language. By breaking them down, Lutz shows the audience that they share similarities in which they make something negative sound better than it is. There are more types of doublespeak that can be seen all around us, moreover, as more doublespeak is being created everyday and everywhere it becomes difficult

In the essay, “Life under the Chief Doublespeak Officer, the writer, William Lutz, speaks about the vocabulary used to maneuver and misguide the “everyday person.” We are introduced to the fancy words and titles that add positive connotation to the reality of negativity. The essay enlightens and teaches not to be fooled by filtering terms.

A euphemism is used to express something in a neutral or positive manner in place of

Censorship of books is a very controversial and frequently debated topic. Many teachers, parents, and school boards believe that they need to censor books in order to keep children away from profanity, sex, and immorality books which are considered offensive and vulgar. However, many of these people do not see that, by censoring books, important life lessons are being left out of the formative years which will have a negative effect on children as they, inevitably, come in contact with these situations anyway. By censoring literature in schools, students become stunted in their ability to understand social issues and talk about them maturely, for if they only read the sugarcoated and “appropriate” books, they will not be able to understand the “real world” as it is: offensive and vulgar.

This cycle has three steps starting with the form of a new word: Euphemism a polite expression then the next step to Neutral expression and then to Dysphemism: Nasty expression (Roswell, pg. 283). The Euphemism Treadmill Cycle shows how terms go through a cycle of becoming a “good” term thats used, to a polite expression, then to a neutral expression and then a nasty expression. This cycle eliminates some of political incorrectness to define new terms instead of suing demanding ones such as “retarded”

The world we live in is full of lies, hidden by euphemism. According to Merriam Webster, “euphemism is defined as a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive.” Euphemism is one way in which people are using to mask their own thoughts, beliefs, and/or agenda, in order to persuade someone in their favor. In addition to this, it makes it hard to make out the truth because people are able to twist their words to justify their own argument. Government officials, for example, are very fond of these in order to access their own political agenda.

Another example of the “language of power” and the “dictates of realist logic” is provided by United States’ catastrophic invasion of Afghanistan. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor, admitted that the Carter administration lied to the American people and the world when it claimed that the US only became involved in Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion of December 1979(North, 2002). The Carter administration at that time portrayed the American ‘s involving as the defense of “human rights”, but indeed Carter signed a secret directive on July 3, 1979 ,nearly six months before Soviet troops entered Afghanistan, to support radical Islamic opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul, which was intended to tempt the Russians into the afghan trap and thus provoke a violent soviet response as exactly what the carter administration wanted.

In Judy Blume’s article, “Censorship”, she depicts the definition of ‘Censorship’ in paragraph 8, and states what the word is in her own words. Censorship can branch off its roots onto different meanings; in time, humans will shift its meaning from how it use to define this, or that. In current day English, the term labels something from being viewed; the object, whether novel or movie, is blocked from one’s sight for countless reasons. Naturally, citizens wield ‘censor’ around like a white flag after a war they perceive is useless to strive for, and this definition follows suit. Censorship is agreeably required for certain scenarios of profanity and harshness that children should not experience.

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