In his essay “Life under the Chief Doublespeak Officer” William Lutz is worries that people are using language in order to manipulate almost every aspect of everyday life. Instead of calling things what they are, society, companies, media, and individuals are using language in manipulative ways in order to mask the truth behind things. One literary device that Lutz uses over and over again in order to make his point is the literary device of amplification. Amplification is what happens when a writer instead of just making a point attempts to make the point of more weight and comprehensibility Continue reading...