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New Doublespeak : Why No One Knows What Anyone's Saying Anymore by William Lutz (1997, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060928395
ISBN-139780060928391
eBay Product ID (ePID)19426
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameNew Doublespeak : Why No One Knows What Anyone's Saying Anymore
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
SubjectSpeech, Linguistics / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam Lutz
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal427
SynopsisDoublespeak is language that is evasive, deceptive, self-contradictory, or misleading. It turns lies told by politicians into strategic misrepresentations or reality augmentation, and ordinary sewage sludge into regulated organic nutrients that doesn't stink but merely exceeds the odor threshold. In this pithy sequel to his bestselling Doublespeak, Lutz exposes the latest prevarications that permeate our public discourse, dissecting how they work, showing how they affect us as individuals and as a nation. Most important, he shows how to demand clear communication, become critical consumers of language, and fight doublespeak in our homes, schools, workplaces, and the political arena., Doublespeak is language that is evasive, deceptive or misleading. Examples: Lies told by politicians are "strategic misrepresentations"; sewage sludge is "regulated organic nutrients" that don't stink but "exceed the odor threshold". In a pithy sequel to his bestselling first DOUBLESPEAK, William Lutz exposes the latest prevarications that permeate our public discourse and shows us how to fight doublespeak in our homes, schools, workplaces, and the political arena.
LC Classification NumberP409
