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To: Sean_Anthony

A revival might start by taking adjectives out of reportage. That makes manipulation harder. If that isn’t enough, out all verbs, then all nouns if necessary. Easy peasy.


4 posted on 07/05/2018 11:53:31 AM PDT by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: sparklite2

There are all sorts of subtle ways to manipulate what you write. (I speak as someone who has done some journalism in my time.)

For example, think of how many words you could use for “said.” (Hey, I just wanted a little variation.) But “claimed” carries a different connotation from “declared”, for example. “Asserted” carries a different connotation from “affirmed.” Subtle use of connotative meanings instead of denotative ones. (The most neutral synonym for “said”, if you must have variety, is “stated.”)

So there are all kinds of ways to shade your reporting if you choose to do so.


6 posted on 07/05/2018 1:28:35 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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