Why words matter in political fights
Our country is in crisis, a crisis of vocabulary. Words matter. They have consequences, and yet words get thrown around carelessly in the middle of political fights.
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Our country is in crisis, a crisis of vocabulary. Words matter. They have consequences, and yet words get thrown around carelessly in the middle of political fights.
Trump’s diminished vocabulary, tendency to meander, sometimes incoherent remarks, light office schedule and struggles to process information led critics to conclude that he was in decline.”
Much of the data cited was due to speaking style and vocabulary. Well, said we. We have a definitive record spanning 37 years. Let’s take a look.