Explain how definitions can be persuasive. Provide an example from the text and explain how it might be used persuasively.
What will be an ideal response?
- Connotations can be changed while leaving denotations the same (as in the term "liberal").
- Connotations can remain positive, or negative, while denotations may change (as in "special interests").
- Speakers may accomplish this by shifting terms, as in "affirmative action" vs. "reverse discrimination."
- Text examples include the terms "reverse discrimination," and "death panels." One instance calls deer "rats with hooves" and tuition hikes that could be referred to as either "extortion" or "fair pricing." A final example is health care referenced as either "socialized medicine" or "cost containment."
You might also like to view...
A person's sex
a. is based upon anatomy, endocrinology, and neurology. b. refers to the influence of the environment and socially constructed meaning. c. a scientific area of study that studies the differences between males and females. d. is based upon the psychological differences between men and women. e. refers to the current views of femininity and what if means to be a woman.
A(n) ____________________ question is limited in the number of responses that can be made.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).