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(New page: '''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 awa...) |
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Revision as of 23:58, August 12, 2007
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 | |
| child | fetus | |
| pro-life | anti-abortion | |
| pro-choice | pro-abortion |