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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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 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  808.03 ALMOSSAWI    Check Shelf
Description 86 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 21 cm
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.
Other Form: Online version: Almossawi, Ali. Illustrated book of loaded language New York : The Experiment, 2021 9781615198412 (DLC) 2021037406
ISBN 9781615198405 (hardcover)
1615198407 (hardcover)
9781615198412 (ebook)
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