The World Of Doublespeak Summary

In the essay, “The World of Doublespeak” by William Lutz, Lutz introduces the readers to a language called doublespeak. According to Lutz, doublespeak is, “the language that makes the rough seem favorable, the negative appear positive, the unpleasant appear attractive or at least seem tolerable” (Lutz 337). The language of doublespeak intends to deceive the truth and to miscommunicate. Lutz describes to the readers four types of doublespeak, which include, euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook and inflated language. According to Lutz, there are countless dangers with doublespeak. There are several problems since this language is used by politicians, government, and businesses to mislead people. Doublespeak alters a person’s perception of reality. It holds back the knowledge people need to recognize to advance in society and culture. Doublespeak is unquestionably cruddy news. The audience will not consider it as awful news since they have used the language where imperfect seems positive. The first type of doublespeak Lutz mentions is a euphemism, which describes a phrase used to avoid a harsh reality. This type of doublespeak is considered to be a dangerous result of avoiding the true reality. For example, Lutz states, “when you express your condolences that someone has ‘passed away’ because you do not want to say to a grieving …show more content…
Gobbledygook may sound impressive, therefore when it is analyzed more, it's just a pile of nonsense. Numerous of people use this doublespeak to make themselves look like they realize what they are talking about. Since people use big words, the audience believes what they are saying is truly meaning. For example, Donald Trump constantly says a bunch of nonsense in his speeches, however since he has a serious look and speaks with confidence, the audience feel what he says is meaningful. Gobbledygook is truly dangerous because do the people actually recognize what the other person is talking