Jargon

The Purdue Online Writing Lab defines the rhetorical situation as “any set of circumstances that involves at least one person using some sort of communication to modify the perspective of at least one other person” (Purdue, n.d.). Many people have associated rhetoric negatively with politicians and lawyers which are occupations that manipulate speech and attempt to persuade others. But the definition is changing to include all communications between people. The rhetorical situation is…

In Orwell’s essay Politics and the English Language, he talks about how political jargon has caused a decline in the English Language. He states, “Many political words are similarly abused. The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies "something not desirable." The words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic…

It is clear that certain groups of individuals use language that is neither clear nor particularly informative when conversing with non-constituent individuals. The interest of the group is furthered by this ambiguity. Newman states in the textbook that euphemisms are subtle words used to soften the blow of otherwise harsh or embarrassing words. Newman continues to explain how euphemisms are often used to mask the real meaning, which in turn modifies people’s beliefs, reactions or understanding…

to produce results, even at the expense of others,” (Business Jargons, 2016). Utilitarianism “holds that an action is good if it results in maximum satisfaction for a large number of people who are likely to get affected by the action,” (Business Jargons, 2016). Eudaimonism is “a teleological theory which posits, that an action is good if it results in the fulfillment of goals along with the welfare of the human beings,” (Business Jargons, 2016). Proponents care more about the job getting done…

the stereotypes. During the Hillary Clinton Senate hearings during the e-mail scandal, a Senator referred to her server technician as a “dude named Ben” which contributes to the stereotypes from a position of authority. Jargon and acronyms may intimidate PC users. The use of jargon and acronyms can make…

PADM 302 Course Reflection My primary goals for this course were to improve my writing skills in two specific ways. I wanted to be able to write with greater speed, but with apparent quality, and I wanted to be clearer in my writing. I had two strategies in mind to meet these goals. The first included becoming proficient at writing outlines and frameworks, which, I thought, would help me better adhere to my objectives for the papers I write. The second strategy was to learn methods by which…

a lot if I have to turn it in. I feel if someone is not from the country and that the jargon that I use is not going to be as common to them and their going to wonder what I am trying to talk about. Meanwhile they will spend so much time trying to figure out what I am saying they lose interest in the topic of the paper. While I was writing the practice essay I continuously backtracked to fix a saying or jargon in my paper. I spent more time trying to get the country out of my paper than I did…

is the perfect candidate he is not the perfect person sometimes he may stumble, and lash out from time to time. You should know his heart is in the right place because he is a patriot. But this article is ineffective because of the use of undefined jargon, bias for Donald Trump, and disrespect towards the reader.…

There is a general saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”; however, that is not necessarily the case and merely a figure of speech. Otherwise, doctors would only be normal human beings with no significance in the world. On the contrary, doctors could literally be described as lifesavers because that is just who they really are…lifesavers. There is not a simple explanation as to why doctors exist or as to why they do what they do because a doctor’s job is so complex that without a…

operation of the company, although it should pave the way for the smooth operation and transition of ideas there are many hurdle and barrier that must be overcome to achieve overall success. Some of the barriers to effective communication are Clichés, Jargon, Slang, Sexist and racist language, Euphemisms, and Doublespeak. Clichés are words and phrases that have been used so often that they’re no longer very interesting or effective. They appear to be plainspoken but in many ways, they…