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Doublespeak, or the use of euphemisms to sway opinion, lets leaders avoid the reputational costs of lying while still bringing people around to their way of thinking, a new study has found.

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Back in August, Mercury columnist Jerry Shenk launched an attack against what he described as “Orwellian bull manure.” He was referring to so-called euphemisms spoken by “a handful of semi-levelheaded ...

Major oil companies have internally conceded their public vows to reduce planet-warming emissions are incompatible with their business plans, according to a three-year report issued by Democrats on ...

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If I’m completely honest, I can’t recall all the twists and turns of 1984. I probably read it in high school or maybe as an undergrad, somewhere alongside Animal Farm. They’re the kind of books ...

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