Critical Thinking

1) Browse the sources provided. Identify and present at least ONE example of the following concepts in political discourse in the 2016 presidential race.

Vagueness

Reification

Ambiguity

Euphemism

Spin

Gobbledygook

Weasel Words

In the post you should explain how the concepts is exemplified and its role in the argument or persuasive speech.

Here are more sources to browse to find material on the 2015/16 presidential campaign:

http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/political-websiteshttp://www.politisite.com/2015/01/23/top-10-popular-political-websites-2015/http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/11/06/politico-edits-ben-carson-hit-piece-drops-claims-of-fabrication/http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/ben-carson-west-point-215598http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-west-point_563cef52e4b0411d3070daa0?ir=Politics&section=politicshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-shouting_563d5010e4b0b24aee4a8049?utm_hp_ref=politicshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-gun-control_562a53fee4b0ec0a38942fd1http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/25/politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-gun-control-shouting/