Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't. In this lively and eye-opening expose, originally published in 1989, linguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeak euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook or "bureaucratese," and inflated language showing how each is used in business, advertising, medicine, government, and the military. In this seminal book, Lutz articulates that the goal of doublespeak is "to distort reality and corrupt thought.""
Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't. In this lively and eye-o...
In his 1983 classic The Poverty of Affluence, Paul Wachtelexamines the psychological underpinnings of our insatiable desire for growth, and endless quest for more whether in jobs, relationships, or any other sphere of life suggesting that our commitment to consumption is in fact an increasingly desperate attempt to replace the sense of community that our very growth has torn apart.
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In his 1983 classic The Poverty of Affluence, Paul Wachtelexamines the psychological underpinnings of our insatiable desire for grow...