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Need to tell fact from opinion? And the proven from the plausible? For anyone who cares to crush the manufactured outrage in recent public discourse, Bestest Words pushes back on screams for the camera and other propaganda. These 70 commentaries were written as blog posts from 2020 to 2022, amid worldwide threats to health, safety, and freedoms previously taken for granted. While most of us dealt with lockdowns, social distancing, work and study from home, contact tracing, hospitalization rates, and an unfathomable loss of loved ones, the author points out that pseudo-populists amplified threats to democracy. This collection shares ways to counter the nonsense talk and ruthless disregard of pseudo-populists for human life, truth, and freedom. The author explores the media, language, books, politics, sport, and daily occurrences to offer a variety of approaches for keeping the perspective needed to see through and dismantle disinformation, misinformation, and manipulation. Amid ongoing challenges, he supports the insight of Albert Camus who recognized a substantial value of democracy to be what it prevents. These commentaries suggest when and how to Hold public figures and the media accountable. Stand up to the verbal abuse that Orwell predicted. Reassert truth and other core values in daily life. Thoughts for choosing the very best words to help democracy thrive. Table of Contents Bestest Words?; Hope; Humor; Leadership; Speaking & Writing; Democracy; Truth, Law, & Justice; Media; Propaganda; Thinking for a Future; Blogpost Titles, First Lines, & Dates of Publication; Bibliography; Index A Spotlight on using words wisely

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Rodney G. Miller writes on communication to strengthen leadership in organizations and society. Author of Bestest Words, Communication Essays, and Australians Speak Out (reviewer's choice of Midwest Book Review, senior reviewer, Diane Donovan).Published by the State University of New York Press and The Royal Society of Queensland, with early writing in The Australian newspaper. His popular blog shares insights on using words wisely at: communicator.rodney-miller.comPrior to leading the advancement of innovative education for universities in the United States and internationally, Miller consulted on communication, served as adjunct faculty at the Indiana University center on philanthropy, and chaired or served on the governing boards of educational, professional, and community organizations. He taught communication at Queensland University of Technology, founding and editing the Australian Journal of Communication for over a decade.

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