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Lying and deception can be the basis of many propaganda techniques including Ad Hominem arguments, Big-Lie, Defamation, Door-in-the-Face, Half-truth, Name-calling or any other technique that is based on dishonesty or deception. For example, many politicians have been found to frequently stretch or break the truth.
An example was the Dziennik (Journal) news cast, which criticised capitalism in the then-communist Polish People's Republic using emotive and loaded language. Propaganda has become more common in political contexts, in particular, to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments, political groups, but also often covert interests.
For example, stating "I intend to go." does convey information, but it does not really mean that you are [e.g.] promising to go; so it does not count as "performing" an action ("such as" the action of promising to go). Therefore, it [the word "intend"] is an implicit verb; i.e., a verb that would not be suitable for use in performative speech acts.
Onomatopoeia (or rarely echoism) [1] is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Common onomatopoeias in English include animal noises such as oink, meow, roar, and chirp.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 September 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo Burp Chomp Cough Hiccup Hum Slurp Yawn Ow, Ouch Sounds made by devices or other ...
Loaded language[a] is rhetoric used to influence an audience by using words and phrases with strong connotations. This type of language is very often made vague to more effectively invoke an emotional response and/or exploit stereotypes. [1][2][3] Loaded words and phrases have significant emotional implications and involve strongly positive or ...
Hyphenated adjectives, “word salad” and “policy” have become terms of division and dissension and not unity.
v. t. e. In philosophy, an action is an event that an agent performs for a purpose, that is, guided by the person's intention. [1][2] The first question in the philosophy of action is to determine how actions differ from other forms of behavior, like involuntary reflexes. [3][4] According to Ludwig Wittgenstein, it involves discovering " [w]hat ...