Matching

1) polarization
A) "John is very different today than he was in
high school."
2) allness
B) "Helena is such an angel."
3) racist language
C) "European settlers came to the United States to
better their economic conditions."
4) dating
D) "You're either with us or against us."
5) purr words
E) "After three minutes into the date, I knew he
was a bore."
6) snarl words
F) "The average homemaker does her grocery
shopping once a week."
7) connotative word
G) "Marcos Alaban, the Hispanic judge,
abstained."
8) indiscrimination
H) "He's an idiot."
9) sexist language
I) "Grandpa, how do you know who the hottest
hip hop star is? We all know you're stuck back
in the ‘60s."
10) ageist language
J) "These fundraising dinners are all the same."


1. D; 2. E; 3. G; 4. A; 5. B; 6. H; 7. C; 8. J; 9. F; 10. I

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