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Politics and “Wiggle Words”

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1 Politics and “Wiggle Words”
Question: How can a politician make a campaign promise with virtually no chance of having to make good on the promise? Answer: Political Wiggle Words How Do Political Wiggle Words Relate To Logic? Answer: A simple campaign promise has the logical form If P, Then Q. A political promise with “political wiggle words” has the form If P and M, then Q, where M represents the wiggle words, or what is also referred to as the “escape clause”. Are “Wiggle Words” Easy To Identify?

2 ANSWER: No, the “wiggle words” are thoughtfully chosen so as to not appear to compromise the promise. Example: “If there is an instructional need, then money may be spent educational we can lower spending so as to also balance the budget, then I will cut taxes.” Let P = Conditions For Satisfying Lemon Law Requirements and let Q = The Lemon Law Applies. Representation of If P, Then Q is shown below If you don’t satisfy all the requirements, then you are outside the circle P and thus not guaranteed to be within the circle Q. Lemon Law Applies Q P You Satisfy ALL Requirements For More Info, See Math and Lemon Laws


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