Ambiguity: Friend or Foe

Often times during our earlier old ages. we stumble upon ‘loopholes’ within our linguistic communication. We so take these ‘loopholes’ and repair them to our advantage. These ‘loopholes’ that I am mentioning to are words that have many different significances. nevertheless actions can besides be grouped into this. Much like the sketch. “Future MBA” illustrated by Mike Shapiro.

In this sketch you see two pupils sitting at their desks. both with paper and pencil on the desk. The instructor is standing in forepart of them and one can merely be brought to the premise that these kids were either taking a trial or making an assignment that was meant to be finished solo. However. this sketch depicts that these pupils did non follow those instructions by giving us the text. “We weren’t cheating. We were confer withing. ” With this text we are given that the kids are looking for a manner out of penalty by re-characterizing their obvious but equivocal actions by changing what the instructors perceptual experience of it was with that of something that is non abhorrent. although instead questionable. Cheat is the sharing of replies or thoughts that one individual may hold and is given to another. With the thought that there was no cheating or reply interchanging traveling on but instead discoursing possible results. or confer withing in this instance. these kids are seeking to present the thought that they have done no incorrect.

This happens more frequently than you would believe. Unfortunately. when these do occur it is non ever in a less harmful state of affairs such as a schoolroom scene over a trial or assignment. This frequently happens in big concern and even our authorities. Through the usage of euphemisms you take a word that is peculiarly disliked and interchange it with a word that has more entreaty. On the intelligence for illustration when there are times of war and there are casualties. The word casualties take the topographic point of stating “four adult females. seven kids. and six work forces were killed’ . It can be used in this scenario where emotions could acquire the better of the state of affairs and do an tumult. However. is this right? Has our linguistic communication helped us or bewray us by doing it so easy to smartly lead on our heads from what is truly traveling on? Then once more. in state of affairss it can assist ease the hurting of fring a loved 1. and explicating it to a kid. For case. alternatively of stating a kid that their male parent was decapitated in a auto clang and is dead. we can state the kid that their male parent has passed off. In this instance it is our ally.

It is difficult to find whether something of this magnitude is good or finally malicious. I can see both sides of this. but you can non acquire rid of one without the other. They are two sides of the same coin. The lone thing I can go forth with you is that you can non hold the usage of one without the other. However. I can state you that you have to take how to utilize this. Personally. I choose to utilize this for the greater good non to lead on others or seek to confound them about what is truly traveling on.

Plants Cited
Shapiro. Mike. “Future MBA” Reading Literature and Writing Argument. Pearson Education. Inc. 2008.