{"product_id":"an-illustrated-book-of-loaded-language-learn-to-hear-whats-left-unsaid-9781615198405","title":"An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language: Learn to Hear What's Left Unsaid","description":"Public discourse? More like public discord. The battle cries of our culture wars are rife with \"loaded language\"--be it bias, slant, or spin. But listen closely, or you'll miss what Ali Almossawi finds more frightening still: words that erase accountability, history, even identity through what they leave \u003ci\u003eun\u003c\/i\u003esaid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Speaking as wise old Mr. Rabbit, Almossawi leads us through a dark forest of rhetoric--aided by Orwell, Baldwin, and a squee-worthy cast of wide-eyed woodland creatures. Here, \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003epassive voice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e can pardon wrongdoers, \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003estatistics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e may be a smokescreen, \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003egaslighting\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e entraps the downtrodden, and \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eirrelevant adjectives\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e cement stereotypes. Emperor Squirrel isn't naked; he has a \u003ci\u003eclothes-free sartorial style\u003c\/i\u003e. Mouse's roof \u003ci\u003ebecomes flattened\u003c\/i\u003e (Elephant's foot just happens to be there at the time). And when keen-eyed Owl \u003ci\u003eclaims\u003c\/i\u003e a foreign shore, he seems to be overlooking someone . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fans of Almossawi's \u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments\u003c\/i\u003e couldn't ask for a better primer on the \u003ci\u003eless\u003c\/i\u003e logical ways that words can trick us. It takes a long pair of ears to hear what's left unsaid--but when you're a rabbit in a badger world, listening makes all the difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Almossawi\u003c\/b\u003e is an alumnus of MIT's engineering systems division and Carnegie Mellon's school of computer science. His books include \u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBad Choices\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e. He works and lives in San Francisco. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Giraldo \u003c\/b\u003eholds a degree in graphic design from UPB Medellín and a master's in art direction from ELISAVA (the Barcelona School of Design and Engineering). He runs the clothing company Velmost and works as a freelance illustrator. He lives in Medellín, Colombia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619405336850,"sku":"9781615198405","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2a11871c-ec78-41c1-b020-7487ceb74f62.jpg?v=1732549297","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-illustrated-book-of-loaded-language-learn-to-hear-whats-left-unsaid-9781615198405","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}