(Angelou‚ M.) and the oppression in “Life Under the Chief Doublespeak officer” (Lutz‚ W.) which he shows with the firing of people. Oppression whether by a slaves masters or by the leaders of major corporations‚
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opponent’s name as in the new election coming up between Obama and Romney. Yet is this all propaganda really is? Or is there something more that is never discussed about propaganda? This essay will be summarizing and discussing three from Orwell‚ Lutz ‚ and Woolfolk about propaganda and the English language. The reader will gain a better understanding about what propaganda really is and how it is used and how to avoid getting tricked by it. The first article by George Orwell is out of his book
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speaker power over others; this brings about a moral obligation to use the power given correctly‚ as well as an opportunity to help others in many different ways. Malcolm X’s autobiographical essay‚ “Coming to and Awareness of Language”‚ William Lutz’s “Doublespeak”‚ and Gloria Naylor’s “Meanings of a Word” are all on the subject of language and power and how that power can be used. They all talk about context‚ all use personal examples‚ all are trying to teach or inform‚ and all only use their own
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The meaning of Doublespeak in Lutz opinion... The essay “Doublespeak” specifically dives into the significance of the idea. The author does not hold back‚ but early on defines the general meaning of Doublespeak. The author’s introduction is the explanation of doublespeak in general context. He lets the reader know beforehand about many tangents in double speak. He mentions four types of doublespeak which are euphemism‚ jargon‚ gobblygook‚ and complex language. From these sub groups of double speak
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Politicians commonly use this to persuade the people to do something. Such manipulation devices‚ including propaganda and doublespeak‚ may be used for upright or malicious purposes. Both Donna Woolfolk Cross and William Lutz recognize what we say and how we say things can influence people’s thoughts. Lutz chiefly expresses how words are used to mislead people. He states‚ “Doublespeak is a blanket term for language which pretends to communicate but doesn’t‚ a language which makes the bad seem good‚ the
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“With These Words I Can Sell You Anything” is an article written by William Lutz‚ explaining the tactics of marketers to sell their products. It is an excerpt from his book Doublespeak‚ published in 1990. William Lutz has been called “the George Orwell of the 1990s”‚ and indeed many of his books are titled in direct reference to Orwell’s works. Lutz claims in his article that there’s a big conspiracy where the people trying to sell us things are giving us ineffective products disguised as something
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Euphemisms 1. Passed away instead of died 2. Pregnancy termination instead of abortion 3. On the streets instead of homeless 4. Adult entertainment instead of pornography 5. Au natural instead of naked 6. Comfort woman instead of prostitute 7. Sanitation engineer instead of garbage man 8. Domestic engineer instead of maid 9. Batting for the other side instead of homosexual 10. Blow chunks instead of vomited Jargons 1. Agonal - Term to signify a major‚ negative change in a patient’s
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Doublespeak and Propoganda Doublespeak is a part of everyday life. Turning on the television‚ commercials and advertisements bombard households with doublespeak. Advertisers use doublespeak in the way of euphemisms‚ color‚ bold words‚ jargon‚ gobbledygook and inflated language. Doublespeak is a non-stop flow of phrases to manipulate consumer’s basic emotions and get certain reactions. For example‚ oxiclean advertisements use a form of propaganda called “weasel words”; phrases like “new and
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Week 3 Journal – Paraphrasing William Lutz’s essay‚ “Life Under the Chief Doublespeak Officer”‚ describes what a doublespeak is all about and how companies and businesses in America use doublespeak to change the meaning of something or how it can misrepresent the real meaning of words. It is a language that has no real meaning or has more than one meaning and is intended to hide the truth. In the first sentence of the essay‚ the author reveals that doublespeak is a language that pretends to say
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Alexus Neal April 15‚ 2013 English 101 The Devices of Advertising In his essay “With These Words I Can Sell You Anything” William Lutz informs readers about devices companies use to get people to buy their product. He explains many devices and techniques used in ads or commercials and how each of them work. There are many devices explained but there are 7 devices that are used most frequently. A dramatic claim uses a word and presents a dramatic claim after. Meaningless words are verbs that make
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