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==Examples==
 
==Examples==
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*''Big Bang'' - a bang is a loud sound, and sound needs a medium to travel through.  No medium was present in order for there to be an audible sound when the big bang supposedly occurred.
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*''Big Bang'' — a bang is a loud sound, and sound needs a medium to travel through.  No medium was present in order for there to be an audible sound when the big bang supposedly occurred.
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*''Bulbapedia'' - a wiki that covers all topics related to [[Pokemon]], not just Bulbasaur.
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*''Bulbapedia'' — a wiki that covers all topics related to [[Pokemon]], not just Bulbasaur.
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*''[[Pro-abortion|Pro-choice]]'' - a term used by [[liberals]] that refers only to the consideration of the mother's "choice" in regards to [[abortion]].
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*''copy edit'' — the term refers not to copying, rather the improvisation of written/typed content.
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*''[[Progressive]]'' - while the term in a general sense is supposed to refer to progress, progressives actually favor regressive policies.
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*''[[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]'' — [[North Korea]] is not [[democratic]] and '''not''' a republic.
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*''[[China|People's Republic of China]]'' - this is used to deceive and to disguise the fact that China is neither a republic nor controlled by its people, but is actually a totalitarian dictatorship controlled by the [[Chinese Communist Party]].
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*''[[Pro-abortion|Pro-choice]]'' — a term used by [[liberals]] that refers only to the consideration of the mother's "choice" in regards to [[abortion]].
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*''[[Progressive]]'' — while the term in a general sense is supposed to refer to progress, progressives actually favor regressive policies.
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*''[[China|People's Republic of China]]'' — similar to the example on North Korea, this is used to deceive and to disguise the fact that China is neither a republic nor controlled by its people, but is actually a totalitarian dictatorship controlled by the [[Chinese Communist Party]].
    
[[Category:Misnomers|!]]
 
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