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The Dictionary Used as a Rhetorical Weapon

Dictionary Definitions Used as a Rhetorical[1] Weapons Dictionary definitions for conceptual categories can be used to fundamentally distort our understanding of meaning. How many times recently have we heard people challenging others to “define woman?”  They want to reduce it … Continue reading

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