{"product_id":"doublespeak-william-lutz-9781632460172","title":"Doublespeak","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't. In this lively and eye-opening expose, originally published in 1989, linguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeak--euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook or \"bureaucratese,\" and inflated language--showing how each is used in business, advertising, medicine, government, and the military. In this seminal book, Lutz articulates that the goal of doublespeak is \"to distort reality and corrupt thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Lutz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632460173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632460172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ig Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Lutz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042413768959,"sku":"9781632460172","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b544ef05-7e47-4d5d-9b57-6f5c7df3fb38.jpg?v=1684961375","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/doublespeak-william-lutz-9781632460172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}