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Inflammatory Language.

This is a paper is about a particular subclass of pejoratives, namely, slurs. These are epithets that denigrate a group on the basis of membership alone, e.g., on the basis of race, ethnicity, origin, religion, gender, or ideology. They carrry a characteristic sting, prone to cause outrage and even...

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Published in:Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 63 - 73
Main Author: Lepore, Ernie
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press May2024
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