Rhetoric is the use of language and literary devices that manipulate written works to aid in persuasion.
Double speaks is language used to evade responsibility, to make the unpleasant appear pleasant; it is language that pretends to communicate but does not effectively communicate.
When doublespeak is used, it is almost always understood by the reader that they are using it. Therefore, those who use doublespeak are smart, witty, intelligent and sophisticated in the use of language enough to use words to manipulate the persecution of their audience.
In Lutz’s example, he references Thucydides who, during his time, reflected the Peloponnesian war to significantly alter the perception of events. It was recognized that actions and their connotation …show more content…
Knowledge of wehn doublespeak is used aids in the intellectual competence of an individual as their ability to communicate (speak and listen) expands.
Doublespeak often misleads and manipulates the original message which inherently inhibits the ability to further conversation and ideas between audiences and speakers, coherently. That instance would severely impact social and political institutions with our democratic country; the democratic behavior (actively participating in our country) would decrease as a line would be set up between people in power and their citizens. Doublespeak, on a large scale, and used in the wrong professions, would ultimately lead to the destruction of the American government and society.
For citizens who claim that they are aware of the use of doublespeak used by politicians, a sense of cynicism is derived from that knowledge. The use and integration of doublespeak may shy off a portion of democracy based on the helplessness and uselessness that citizens may feel, as a result of prolonged use of