The battle over words
English: Photographs of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Intellectual and moral battles occur using words. Therefore, it is necessary to define the terms and also realize that words have denotation and connotation. Denotation is the literal meaning of a word and connotation is the hidden, emotional meaning. For example, the denotation of the word "mother" means a female who has borne offspring. The connotation of "mother" is a warm, caring parent who always loves you. Connotations can be positive and negative. The word "mother" has a positive feeling to it. The word "bigot" has a negative feel (connation). When liberals use vocabulary, they tend to use connotations that are favorable for them and negative for their opponents. For example, you will hear about " homosexual rights " because the word "rights" has a positive connotation. We support people's rights, don't we...