Platitude Season

Instead of “Build the Wall” we could say “manage the immigrant flow.” But “Build the Wall” doesn’t fall neatly on either side of the platitude issue. So it shows the complex nature of political speech. A well crafted platitudes is verbal images that evokes emotion. “Hope and Change.” “I Like Ike”


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