Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.
But if thought corrupts language, language can also
corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition
and imitation, even among people who should and do
know better. The debased language that I have been
discussing is in some ways very convenient. ... By this
morning's post I have received a pamphlet dealing with
conditions in Germany. The author tells me that he "felt
impelled" to write it. I open it at random, and here is
almost the first sentence that I see: "[The Allies) have
an opportunity not only of achieving a radical
transformation of Germany's social and political
structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic
reaction in Germany itself, but at the same time of
laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified
Europe." You see, he "feels impelled" to write-feels,
presumably, that he has something new to say-and
How does Orwell use evidence to support the
underlined claim?
He gives statistics to show that bad language is
spreading.
He quotes a pamphlet that uses unoriginal
language.
O He provides a hypothetical situation in which a writer
uses poor language.
O He lists facts that prove lazy language has
increased