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Orwell and the Politics of Language — Homework
Read "Politics and the English Language" (George Orwell) before answering; focus especially on the closing list of rules.
- 1.Explain Orwell's central claim about the relationship between unclear language and dishonest thinking, in two or more sentences.
- 2.Quote Orwell's claim about the "great enemy of clear language."
- 3.Name two of Orwell's concrete rules for writing clearly.
- 4.Revise this euphemistic sentence for honesty and clarity: "It was determined that certain resources would no longer be allocated to the program."
- 5.Find one real example of vague or euphemistic language from the news, an advertisement, or an announcement this week. Quote it and explain what it may be designed to obscure.
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