"If You Can't Leave it Be, Might as Well Make it Bleed," Dashboard Confessional
A sneak peek of the controversial research paper editing process:
Me: Patrick, I understand you have a strong stance against terrorists. I'm not saying you need to retract your view, but when you say, "Terrorists should be killed," it sounds a little aggressive. You have to remember to use ethos in your paper. What about using "eradicated" instead?
Patrick: Maybe. "Eradicated" sounds a little dehumanizing. You know, people get killed. Animals get eradicated.
Me: Eradicate means to destroy or get rid of. Not necessarily just animals. In any case, let's try to find a euphemism for "killed."
Patrick: Okay. How about "involuntarily transferred to the other side?"
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