AP LANG Quiz Orwell

What are the specific errors that cause English to be degraded as a language?

Dying metaphors (worn-out imagery), operators/verbal false limbs (padding sentences with passive voice/extra syllables), pretentious diction (fancy/scientific/foreign words), and meaningless words (terms like fascism or democracy that have lost definite meaning).

What attitudes toward language use cause these errors?

Laziness, conformity, and the desire to conceal rather than express true meaning using prefabricated phrases.

Why do writers who write about politics tend to be more likely to make these errors?

Political writing largely exists to defend the indefensible, using euphemisms and bloodless jargon to make lies sound respectable and mask atrocities.

What can you do so that you do not make these errors when you write?

Follow Orwell's six rules (never use a clichéd metaphor, short words over long ones, cut out unnecessary words, use active voice, choose everyday equivalents over jargon, and break rules before saying something barbarous).

What can you do so that other writers will stop making these errors?

Change must happen at the individual, verbal end by consciously refusing to use sloppy language yourself to expose foolish thoughts for what they are.