Every Conflict Generates Its Own Lexicon
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Every Conflict Generates Its Own Lexicon [1]

Submitted by Sheldon Rampton [2] on

The terrorist attacks of September 11 have generated new rhetoric from the White House, using terms such as "crusade," "infinite justice" and "homeland defense." This column by William Safire examines the background of some of these terms.

Main Source: 
New York Times, September 30, 2001 [3]
Topics: 
Rhetoric [4]
War / Peace [5]

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Source URL: https://www.prwatch.org/spin/2001/09/721/every-conflict-generates-its-own-lexicon

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[1] https://www.prwatch.org/spin/2001/09/721/every-conflict-generates-its-own-lexicon
[2] https://www.prwatch.org/users/13916/sheldon-rampton
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/30/magazine/30ONLANGUAGE.html?searchpv=nytToday
[4] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/rhetoric
[5] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/war-peace