Thursday, April 8, 2021

The truth about doublespeak: Is it lying or just being persuasive?

Doublespeak, or the use of euphemisms to sway opinion, lets leaders avoid the reputational costs of lying while still bringing people around to their way of thinking, a new study has found.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-04-truth-doublespeak-lying-persuasive.html