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{{quotebox|We use a lot of words without thinking about what we mean by them. When the words are 'eat' or '[[zebra]]', it probably doesn't matter too much. But when we use abstract words that are full of contentiousness, like '[[discrimination]]' and '[[ethnicity]]', all hope of a [[rational discussion]] disappears unless we achieve some degree of similarity between our understanding of the terms. [http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/DV/Intro.html#Mis]}} | {{quotebox|We use a lot of words without thinking about what we mean by them. When the words are 'eat' or '[[zebra]]', it probably doesn't matter too much. But when we use abstract words that are full of contentiousness, like '[[discrimination]]' and '[[ethnicity]]', all hope of a [[rational discussion]] disappears unless we achieve some degree of similarity between our understanding of the terms. [http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/DV/Intro.html#Mis]}} | ||
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We use a lot of words without thinking about what we mean by them. When the words are 'eat' or 'zebra', it probably doesn't matter too much. But when we use abstract words that are full of contentiousness, like 'discrimination' and 'ethnicity', all hope of a rational discussion disappears unless we achieve some degree of similarity between our understanding of the terms. [1]