When politicians engage in
doublespeak, they attempt to rob democracy and reason of the element of choice, something that otherwise they inappropriately and promiscuously endorse in an effort to evade moral clarity.
The Guillotine of Sophistry
"As the BJP government allows 100 per cent FDI in single brand retail by doing away the requirement of 30 per cent sourcing through 'Make in India', the PM and FM's duplicity and
doublespeak stand exposed," he said.
BJP's doublespeak exposed, says Congress on FDI decisions
Like Neil Postman, I can draw a pertinent case from an experience at an NCTE convention-this one in New York in 1977.1 had been asked to chair a panel, co-sponsored by the
Doublespeak Committee, on "The Language of Sexism," and I accepted in the belief that the meeting would be a forum for the exploration of different points of view on the issue.
Not by any means: doubletalk in the service of "humane" ends
While this tactic may help avid Snickers eaters shed a few pounds and improve corporate profits (don't expect Mars to reduce its prices when it cuts its standard 280-calorie bar to 250 calories), the Orwellian
doublespeak is sure to leave a bad taste in one's mouth.
King-sized no more
In the face of this pressure, Ukrainian authorities are responding with
doublespeak. On the one hand, Yanukovych has agreed to implement the court's decisions, including the presence of foreign observers.
EU/UKRAINE : ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT SET TO BE INITIALLED ON 30 MARCH
THE claim by Robert Norris of RenewableUK, the wind industry trade body, that turbine noise is, "more like a gentle wind going by" (The Journal, October 8) is yet another pearl for connoisseurs of wind industry
doublespeak.
Doublespeak on wind turbines; Views of the North
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After the century's
doublespeak, the fog of borders and the fatigue of everything borders kept apart.
What We Wanted, After Everything
The last time such
doublespeak was common currency was when Joseph Stalin ruled Soviet Russia.
IT'S A BLACK DAY FOR WHITE BOOK
Am I under-communicating or speaking in "
doublespeak?"
Am i demoralizing my staff?--10 questions to ask
This caliber of
doublespeak is an insult to the intelligence of even a piece of wood.
Sssshhh! Never say delayed or cancelled
It's no use hiding behind human rights laws and political
doublespeak. Mr Johnson needs to show he is a man of action, not a powerless puppet.
Tackle the EDL; SAYS
He adds, "in the post-modern world of relativity the '
doublespeak' and 'the reading between the lines' cannot be dismissed as mere provincial peculiarity" (ii).
All the World's a Cage
Kolbert also captures the inane, insane
doublespeak of the Bush administration's climate policy: "We act, we learn, we act again." The US government's mantra is rhetorical gobbledygook that substitutes for action in this crisis.
Notes From a Catastrophe
Aristotle and an aardvark go to Washington; understanding political
doublespeak through philosophy and jokes.
Cathcart, Thomas & Klein, Daniel. Aristotle and an aardvark go to Washington; understanding political doublespeak through philosophy and jokes
The Blairites extinguished the Socialist beacon that was the original Clause IV of the Party's constitution and replaced it with new Labour
doublespeak.
Letter: Not Socialist