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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 8/2017

01-08-2017

Medicine, Politics, and the English Language

Author: Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 8/2017

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In his 1946 essay, “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell famously wrote that “…if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” His argument for freeing speech of unnecessary jargon and abstraction was simple: “when you make a stupid remark, its stupidity will be obvious, even to yourself.” Orwell’s indictment of vague or inchoate speech—and its effects on public policy—remains a classic of political criticism. Yet obfuscation often seems irresistible. …
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Title
Medicine, Politics, and the English Language
Author
Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4081-3

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