000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agohow often do you encounter doublespeak?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squarehow often do you encounter doublespeak?000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-square👁️👄👁️@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoI assume you mean just subtly mentioning something without outright saying it. That’s just a social skill, since some things are better said that way.
minus-squaresocsa@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoOn the other hand, equivocation is the bastion of cowards and simpletons.
minus-square000999@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down10·1 year agoWhilst this has some truth to it, it is a gross oversimplification
minus-squareredballooon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoThen, what do you mean with double speak
minus-squaresocsa@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI assume they mean like that one barenaked ladies song where they sing real fast but it isn’t rapping.
I assume you mean just subtly mentioning something without outright saying it. That’s just a social skill, since some things are better said that way.
On the other hand, equivocation is the bastion of cowards and simpletons.
Whilst this has some truth to it, it is a gross oversimplification
Then, what do you mean with double speak
I assume they mean like that one barenaked ladies song where they sing real fast but it isn’t rapping.