Examples of Double Speak- integrated writing

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Examples of Double Speak- integrated writing

Reading Passage (393 words): Examples of Double Speak
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Euphemisms, jargon, and inflated language can also be forms of doublespeak when they are used to deceive or mislead others. When I say the word doublespeak, I use it within the context of a type of language that pretends to communicate but really doesn't. It is language that makes the bad seem good, the negative appear positive. Doublespeak is language that avoids or shifts responsibility, language that is at variance with its real or purported meaning.

When a euphemism is used to mi...

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when the plan crashed in 1978.
when the plan was crashed in 1978.

He informs that the airline use this jargon to prevent
He informs that the airlines use this jargon to prevent

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No. of Words: 322 250

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Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 27 in 30
Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 2 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 15 10
No. of Words: 322 250
No. of Characters: 1576 1200
No. of Different Words: 154 150
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.236 4.2
Average Word Length: 4.894 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.651 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 116 80
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 93 60
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 52 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 28 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 21.467 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 6.355 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.333 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.358 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.547 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.15 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4