Talk:Term of art

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Some words can be used to convey a message counter to their actual meaning. For example, advertisements in the back of gentlemen's magazines used to say things like "this powerful placebo will right away" or "this spurious formula has been extensively tested." In such cases, the pitch relies on low-information marks not knowing what "placebo" or "spurious" actually mean, but inferring a positive connotation from the context. MaillardFillmore (talk) 15:59, 19 November 2015 (UTC)