Examples of Weasel Words

The advocate uses emotionally loaded labels to boost his or her position or to denigrate the opponent's position.

• The politics of opposition - Well Poisoning with Weasel Words
  
• Poisoning Obama's Well with Straw Men and Weasel Words
  
• Pathetic and Predictable
• Cry baby
• Will no-one take offence out there anymore?
• Gallic symbol weaseled
• Say something enough times and people will believe it - factoids propagate
• I blame the parents
• Weaselly bloggers
• What about sony walkmans (then discmans)?
• Carlton weasels away
• Bring back prostitutes

For a comprehensive and considered written commentary on Weasel Words (and other fallacies) - see The skeptic's field guide to spotting fallacies in thinking - Humbug!

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Internal Tag: Weasel Words