It took me a lot of searching to find articles with terms such as left and right, and they were only about non-American politicians. Macedo pointed out that this 'erasure of language' deprives the reader of the mental tools to form an objective opinion. The use of more neutral-sounding terms seeks to tone down extreme political stances and make them seem more central, less polarized, acceptable by a larger group. Manipulating language is a means to manipulate and disorientate people, so the reader must be aware of these 'tricks' in order to form an objective
