Changing Language Changes Politics | Karen Sun | TEDxPhillipsAca

What strategy does Kellyanne Conway use to change political language?

• Eliminate the political language

• Use the same old political language

• Completely ignore the political language

• Replace the old language with a new language

According to Professor Antonio Bennett, how does language affect our perception of the world?

• Completely changes our perception of the world

• Limits our ability to see the world

• Does not affect our perception of the world at all

• Focuses our attention and perception on certain aspects of the world

Why do politicians change the language they use?

• Because they want to confuse people

• Because they don't care about the language they use

• To alter politics and define policy

• To make their speeches longer

Why did white supremacists adopt the term 'alt-right'?

• Because they had no other option

• Because they wanted to maintain the term 'white supremacist'

• Because they don't care about the term they use

• To make their movement seem new and challenging

What happened in the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921?

• There was a confrontation between two groups

• There was a peaceful invasion

• There was a massacre resulting in the destruction of homes and businesses

• Nothing in particular happened

Why was the term 'invasion' changed to 'racial war' or 'racial clash' in the newspapers?

• Because they wanted to be more precise in their description of the event

• Because they didn't care about the term they used

• Because they wanted to give a more positive connotation to the event

• Because they wanted to minimize the severity of the event

Why is it important to be aware of the language we use?

• Because language doesn't matter at all

• Because language can humanize those who have been marginalized

• Because language has no impact on society

• Because language only serves to confuse people

What has The Guardian done to address the issue of changing political language?

• They have completely ignored the problem of changing political language

• They have indicated each time they use a changing term and define it as accurately as possible

• They have stopped reporting on political issues

• They have used changing political terms without defining them

What effect does changing the language have on the way we make political decisions?

• Makes us take political decisions more consciously

• Makes us take political decisions more impulsively

• Has no effect at all

• Can lead us to complacency and affect the urgency to fight against intolerant notions

What is the main conclusion about the change in political language?

• The change of political language has no impact on society

• The change of political language may be necessary, but we must be aware of the impact it has

• We should resist the change of political language in all cases

• The change of political language is always bad