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Post-Truth (Mis)communication as Enigmatic Mystification and Misuse of Language

Post-Truth (Mis)communication as Enigmatic Mystification and Misuse of Language

Manpreet Arora, Roshan Lal Sharma
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781799828310|ISBN10: 179982831X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799828327|EISBN13: 9781799828334
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2831-0.ch003
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Arora, Manpreet, and Roshan Lal Sharma. "Post-Truth (Mis)communication as Enigmatic Mystification and Misuse of Language." Redefining the Role of Language in a Globalized World, edited by Ai-Ling Wang, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 43-53. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2831-0.ch003

APA

Arora, M. & Sharma, R. L. (2021). Post-Truth (Mis)communication as Enigmatic Mystification and Misuse of Language. In A. Wang (Ed.), Redefining the Role of Language in a Globalized World (pp. 43-53). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2831-0.ch003

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Arora, Manpreet, and Roshan Lal Sharma. "Post-Truth (Mis)communication as Enigmatic Mystification and Misuse of Language." In Redefining the Role of Language in a Globalized World, edited by Ai-Ling Wang, 43-53. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2831-0.ch003

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Abstract

It would be erroneous to assume that language can only be used in positive sense and that it cannot be misused to cause instability and unrest in our professional as well as personal lives. On the contrary, language can be weaponised to cause irreparable harm/damage to vulnerable communities, ethnicities, marginalized populations, and deprived chunks of humanity. Language has innumerable forms such as genuine and authentic language, truthful and honest language, ingenuine and false language, and fake and deceptive language. Be that negative or positive aspect of language, it can be tilted either way as per one's will and choice; nevertheless, inauthentic and manipulative language can seldom have acceptability among the masses. The term ‘post-truth' stems from fabrication of truth and it has a deep connection with politics. Post-truth may be understood as a situation wherein the objective facts are less influential in shaping opinion, and emotions and personal beliefs are important to connect people. In this chapter, the authors have analyzed language in the age of post-truth.

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