Doublespeak and Understatement

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1. Doublespeak and Understatement
2. Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises,
3. Examples:"Reducing costs" instead of "cutting your salary"
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5. In the reading, “Doubts about Doublespeak”, William Lutz explains how
6. Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it really is.
7. Common Understatement Examples “Deserts are sometimes hot,
8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzCrhAjx8-8
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Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms, in which case it is primarily meant to make the

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Слайд 1Doublespeak and Understatement
Kamilla Baizhanova

Слайд 2Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses

the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of

euphemisms, in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning.

Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take

Слайд 3Examples:
"Reducing costs" instead of "cutting your salary"
"Violent extremism" instead

of "abject terrorism"
"Gently used" instead of "used and horribly

beaten up”
"Extrajudicial killing" instead of "assassination»

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Слайд 5In the reading, “Doubts about Doublespeak”,
William Lutz explains how the government and

society is trying to alter the way people react to

words or phrases through a new way of re-phrasing called doublespeak

In the reading, “Doubts about Doublespeak”, William Lutz explains how the government and society is trying to alter the way

Слайд 6Understatement
the presentation of something as being smaller or less good

or important than it really is.

Слайд 7Common Understatement Examples
“Deserts are sometimes hot, dry, and sandy.” –

Describing deserts of the world.
“He is not too thin.” –

Describing an obese person.
“It rained a bit more than usual.” – Describing an area being flooded by heavy rainfall.
“It was O.K.” – Said by the student who got the highest score on the test.
“It is a bit nippy today.” – Describing the temperature, which is 5 degrees below freezing.

Common Understatement Examples “Deserts are sometimes hot, dry, and sandy.” – Describing deserts of the world.“He is

Слайд 8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzCrhAjx8-8

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Слайд 1Doublespeak and Understatement
Kamilla Baizhanova

Слайд 2Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses

the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of

Слайд 3Examples:
"Reducing costs" instead of "cutting your salary"
"Violent extremism" instead

of "abject terrorism"
"Gently used" instead of "used and horribly

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Слайд 5In the reading, “Doubts about Doublespeak”,
William Lutz explains how the government and

society is trying to alter the way people react to

Слайд 6Understatement
the presentation of something as being smaller or less good

or important than it really is.

Слайд 7Common Understatement Examples
“Deserts are sometimes hot, dry, and sandy.” –

Describing deserts of the world.
“He is not too thin.” –

Слайд 8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzCrhAjx8-8

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Слайд 1Doublespeak and UnderstatementKamilla Baizhanova

Слайд 2Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses

the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of

Слайд 3Examples:"Reducing costs" instead of "cutting your salary" "Violent extremism" instead

of "abject terrorism" "Gently used" instead of "used and horribly

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Слайд 5In the reading, “Doubts about Doublespeak”, William Lutz explains how the government and

society is trying to alter the way people react to

Слайд 6Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller or less good

or important than it really is.

Слайд 7Common Understatement Examples “Deserts are sometimes hot, dry, and sandy.” –

Describing deserts of the world.“He is not too thin.” –

Слайд 8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzCrhAjx8-8

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Слайд 1Doublespeak and Understatement
Kamilla Baizhanova

Слайд 3Examples:
"Reducing costs" instead of "cutting your salary"
"Violent extremism" instead

of "abject terrorism"
"Gently used" instead of "used and horribly

Слайд 5In the reading, “Doubts about Doublespeak”,
William Lutz explains how the government and

Слайд 6Understatement
the presentation of something as being smaller or less good

Слайд 7Common Understatement Examples
“Deserts are sometimes hot, dry, and sandy.” –

Describing deserts of the world.
“He is not too thin.” –