Rhetorical bending.
August 3rd, 2006Just for fun I thought I’d make a list of paired words and phrases that exhibit obvious (and opposing) rhetorical slants:
global warming - climate crisis
illegal alien - undocumented worker
low budget - lean
liberal - progressive
muckraker - investigative reporter
blogger - citizen journalist
mainstream media - mass media
intellectual property - my ideas
long tail - niche markets
guerrilla marketing - opportunistic publicity
reducing overhead - firing people
… any more suggestions?
August 3rd, 2006 at 1:11 pm
government whistle-blower — leaker
inheritance tax - death tax
insurgent - freedom fighter
August 3rd, 2006 at 2:46 pm
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August 8th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
supreme court justices — activist judges
pro-choice — pro-abortion
pro-life — anti-abortion / anti-choice
transexual — gender-reassigned
It’s interesting how many examples we find on the seedier side of life:
porn — adult entertainment
stripper — exotic dancer
whore — sex worker