can somebody tell me what is the difference between doublespeak and lying?

Question

it's urgent

Answer 1

There is actually a pretty large difference. Doublespeak does not involve lying in any form. It involves using terms that have a positive feel about them and, generally, are previously not in the common lexicon at the time of their use. The reasons for this is to lessen the public's negative image. The entire PC movement in America is essentially a very large doublespeak campaign.

Want examples? How about how, in today's world, "area denial munitions" means "landmines", "physical persuasion" and "tough questioning" mean "torture", "operational exhaustion" means "shell shock", "downsizing" means "firing large numbers of people" and the list goes on and on. These are all common examples of doublespeak in use today.

Answer 2

There is no difference, lying is lying no matter how you try to justify it or cover it up.