Uses And Abuses Of Language Flashcards by Mackenzie Walsh | Brainscape

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Equivocation

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More than one commonly accepted definition

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Abstraction

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Existing in thought/high level versus low level

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Relative language

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Gaines meaning through comparison

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Static evaluation

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Unchanging/always or never

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Euphemism

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Pleasant term substituted for blunt terms

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Precision and vagueness

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How clear or unclear you are

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