The Game of the Name¶
Pinker, S. (1994). The Game of the Name. The New York Times.
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Mechanisms¶
- Safe Label Substitution
- Its failure mode is the euphemism treadmill
This sourceIntroduces the euphemism treadmill: replacement labels for stigmatized concepts acquire the same negative associations over time.
- Its failure mode is the euphemism treadmill
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