Difference between revisions of "Connotation"
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| − | | mother || woman || | + | | mother || woman || female |
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| − | | child || fetus || | + | | child || fetus || conceptus |
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| − | | pro-life || || anti- | + | | pro-life || conservative || anti-choice |
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| − | | pro-choice || || pro-abortion | + | | pro-choice || liberal || pro-abortion |
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Latest revision as of 17:55, June 14, 2019
Connotation is the imagery and emotion that a word or phrase brings to mind - as opposed to the raw denotation. It is easy to sway people towards something or someone (or away from it) by using word connotations.
| Favorable | Neutral | Unfavorable |
|---|---|---|
| mother | woman | female |
| child | fetus | conceptus |
| pro-life | conservative | anti-choice |
| pro-choice | liberal | pro-abortion |