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Doublespeak is language that deliberately disguises distorts or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g. "downsizing" for layoffs) making the truth less unpleasant without denying its nature. It may also be deployed as intentional ambiguity or reversal of meaning (for example naming a state of war "peace"). In such cases doublespeak disguises the nature of the truth producing a communication bypass. Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links See also Aesopian language Business speak Cognitive dissonance Double bind Double entendre Doublethink Polite fiction Unknown unknown Obscurantism Notes References Baar James. (2004). Spinspeak II: The Dictionary of Language Pollution. ISBN #1-4184-2742-X Lutz William. (1987). Doublespeak: From "Revenue Enhancement" to "Terminal Living": How Government Business Advertisers and Others Use Language to Deceive You. New York: Harper & Row. External links Look up doublespeak in Wiktionary the free dictionary. Business Doublespeak A short essay by William Lutz DoubleSpeak Homepage by Michele Damron (1998) National Council of Teachers of English Doublespeak Award established in 1974

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