Academic Buzzwords, Weasel Words, and Propagating Lexiconic Locution: Claude Goldenberg, and the International Dyslexia Association

The Reading Instruction Show por Dr. Andy Johnson

Notas del episodio

This podcast defines the following:

Words - sound groups that represent things in the real world.

Buzzwords - are words used to elicit an emotional response rather than accurately transmitting information.

Propagating lexiconic locution – an overuse of academic buzzwords.

Weasel words - words are used to give the impression of something without really saying something.

Strawman argument – Creating a cartoonish or distorted version of something then arguing against the cartoon.

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