In William Lutz’ “Doubts About Doublespeak”, the reader is given thorough explanations and examples of how doublespeak is used in society. He breaks down doublespeak into four different categories; euphemisms, jargon, gobbledygook and inflated language. The four of these types of doublespeak share the similarity that they are words or phrases that make something negative or bad sound good. Lutz doesn’t support the use of doublespeak and thinks of it as a deceiving approach to explain realities to people who can’t differentiate truth from carefully designed phrases.
Giving the reader several examples of doublespeak that even the most detached person from society would understand was very well done by William Lutz in his article “Doubts about Doublespeak”. Doublespeak is used commonly around us daily and it’s quite easy to overlook if you’re not paying attention or lack knowledge on the topic discussed. Lutz’
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On the Marine Corps Embassy Security Guard Program, men and woman are constantly being sent home from their respected post for numerous reasons. The most common term used for being sent home is known as “returned for cause” (RFC). This sounds like something that could be used for situations that are good or bad, but it’s only used for the worst of offenders. Most people look at the term RFC and naively convince themselves that it’s just going back to America for a different Marine Corps job. This is not exactly the case; RFCs can determine whether that a Marine will lose his rank, be revoked of thousands of dollars, be deemed “not promotable” and/or be revoked of their Top-Secret security clearance. An RFC can be extremely detrimental to a Marine’s career, yet it rolls of the tongue with such a sweet sound. I never thought of this as doublespeak, but Lutz has exposed a new world to the way I process the words that come out of someone’s