Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Polarization is problematic because all people are equally good.
2. Reification involves responding to words rather than the words’ referents.
3. Fat talk refers to conversations among friends that begin by someone speaking derogatorily about overweight people.
4. Some researchers say that expressions like “hitting a home run” show that English is shaped more by the experiences of men than women.
5. The generic he is an example of sexism in the English language.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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