r/media_criticism • u/Timmy127_SMM • 7d ago

This website reverses loaded language/propaganda

https://russellconjugations.com/
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u/Timmy127_SMM 7d ago

Submission statement:

I know this isn’t a criticism of a specific piece of media, but I think it’s a tool that a lot of people here will find useful, as a way of critically examining media in the future. This website is devoted to “Russell Conjugations”, the fairly obscure linguistic construction that basically means: factual synonyms, but emotional antonyms. Words like “pigheaded” and “steadfast” are 100% factual synonyms, but the emotional feeling, and thus how the situation feels when you read it in text, are completely opposite. 

Media outlets use these all the time to create sensational headlines. Even in the title for this post, I used the word “propaganda”, which is essentially just a negative Russell conjugation for any type of strategic messaging/communication. I hope people will find this useful in examining modern news and politics 🙏

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u/skeptical-speculator 7d ago

This is cool. I like it.