Difference between revisions of "Connotation"
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(filled in chart blanks with relevant terms "female", "thing", "conservative", "liberal") |
m (revised "thing" to "conceptus") |
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| mother || woman || female | | mother || woman || female | ||
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| − | | child || fetus || | + | | child || fetus || conceptus |
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| pro-life || conservative || anti-choice | | pro-life || conservative || anti-choice | ||
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 |