Doublespeak

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Language phenomenon
Rhetorical device
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Doublespeak_Award
gptkbp:category gptkb:communication
Language manipulation
Political terminology
gptkbp:contrastsWith Plain language
gptkbp:describedBy Deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language
gptkbp:Doublespeak_AwardGivenBy gptkb:National_Council_of_Teachers_of_English
gptkbp:example gptkb:Downsizing
Collateral damage
Enhanced interrogation
Pre-emptive strike
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Doublespeak
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Newspeak
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Politics
Advertising
Bureaucracy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Propaganda
deception
Euphemism
Orwellian language
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Linguistics
gptkb:Political_science
Communication studies
gptkbp:termOrigin gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkbp:usedFor Concealing truth
Manipulating opinion
Misleading audiences
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Newspeak
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5