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Down with jargon and doublespeak! How to re-engage a wary public : Comments

By Brigid Buckley, published 20/6/2013

Despite operating in an age of information, much of what governments and institutions communicate to the public is shrouded in jargon and obscured by technical language.

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The author says:-

#...Ignorance begets mistrust, suspicion and hostility…#

Unfortunately, so does the truth!
Posted by diver dan, Thursday, 20 June 2013 9:38:29 AM
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weasel words such as 'collateralised derivatives' recently and 'trickle-down theory' from the 80s tend to bamboozle and baffle and obscure, the truth needs only to be kept clear and simple to be understood.
Posted by SHRODE, Thursday, 20 June 2013 10:28:04 AM
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