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liberstina [14]
3 years ago
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On April 17, 1973, Ron Ziegler, President Nixon's press secretary, was caught in a lie during a press conference. In his attempt

to extract himself from an embarrassing situation, Ziegler said the most recent statement was the "operative statement"; the previous one was now "inoperative." This is a classic example of
a) euphemism
b) colloquialism
c) cliche
d) doublespeak
Social Studies
1 answer:
Bond [772]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

a: euphenism

Explanation:

 Press secretaries must have a very good knowledge of how to use the appropriate words. In this occasion, in order to find a way to avoid embarassment resulting from a lie,<em> he tries t</em><em>o minimize</em><em> what he had declared</em> before, so he employs an euphenism, by using and comparing the expressions "operatrive statement" and "inoperative" instead of acknowledging: <em>"I was wrong when said that."</em>

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