Hw assignment 10/1

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#2)

• Euphemism is a category with in doublespeak. It is used to alter the meaning or our perception of the sentence, by watering it down in other words or making it easier to the ears. Its produces the question of whether or not the person is concerned or avoiding conflict.
• Jargon, is a shorthand form of speaking. Usually used with-in groups of people like lawyers, mechanics etc., its a way of saying things that others in your "group" will completely understand. But outsiders might see a person using jargon as superior to them, which created double speaking.
• gobbledygook or bureaucratese, is using lots of words with-in the sentence and lengthening it to distract the reader or person your talking to almost to completely avoid what the reader wants to know. Some question whether or not the speaker actually knows what there talking about.
• Inflated language, it is used to enhance speech, or make it flasher. This poses the thought that the speaker or writer has no idea what there talking about what so ever.

#3)

• "an inoffensive or positive word or phrase used to avoid a harsh, unpleasant or distasteful reality"
• "the specialized language of trade, profession, or similar group"
• "is simply a matter of piling of words, of overwhelming the audience with words"
• "is inflated language that is designed to make the ordinary seem extraordinary"

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#2)At the beginning of the piece he speaks of prisoners. But to me they sound as if there slaves. The author goes on by saying there not only damaged on the outside but also in the inside. They were emotionally damaged. With out being treated with much respect or dignity.