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Author Almossawi, Ali, author.

Title An illustrated book of loaded language / Ali Almossawi ; illustrated by Alejandro Giraldo.

Publication Info. New York, NY : The Experiment, [2021]
©2021

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  152.4 Al68i 2021    ---  Available
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Description 86 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series Bad arguments Book 2
Note "Learn to hear what's left unsaid" -- front cover.
Series information from author website bookofbadarguments.com
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [85]-86).
Contents A quick introduction: the subtle ways language influences thought -- Language that conceals with vagueness -- Language that creates sinister associations -- Language that creates feel-good associations -- Language that presupposes -- Language that feigns objectivity -- Language that starts the clock of history when it's most convenient -- Language that tells you how to think about yourself -- Final remarks.
Summary "An illustrated, humorous guide to verbal and written rhetorical tricks, teaching readers to more competently analyze the hidden content behind words"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Language and emotions.
Thought and thinking.
Psycholinguistics.
Language and emotions. (OCoLC)fst00992149
Psycholinguistics. (OCoLC)fst01081323
Thought and thinking. (OCoLC)fst01150249
Added Author Giraldo, Alejandro, illustrator.
ISBN 9781615198405 (hardcover)
1615198407 (hardcover)
9781615198412 (ebook)

 
    
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