F2F Class Notes 11th November (Raph)
Rhetoric (n): 1-Â language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
E.g.:Â He used very strong rhetoric to convince people.
Normalize (n): 1- to bring (someone or something) back to a usual or expected state or condition. 2- to make something seem normal.
E.g.:Â They tried to normalize the situation.
Empower (n): 1-Â to give power to (someone).
E.g.: People fear that Trump has empowered a lot of racist people with his hateful rhetoric.
Islamophobia (n): 1-Â dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force.
E.g.: Islamophobia is a big problem all over the world.
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