[Peace-discuss] Keywords: obfuscate, obscurantism, bamboozle

[E. Wayne Johnson]

obfuscate and bamboozle seem to be intellectually onomatopoetic



Szoke, Ron via Peace-discuss wrote:
> Keywords  110918
> A review of some terms useful in political analysis & polemics
>
> ob·fus·cate (ŏb′fə-skāt′, ŏb-fŭs′kāt′)
> /tr.v./ *ob·fus·cat·ed*, *ob·fus·cat·ing*, *ob·fus·cates*
> *1. *To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or 
> understand: /"A great effort was made ... to obscure or obfuscate the 
> truth"//(Robert Conquest)./
> *2. *To render indistinct or dim; darken: /The fog obfuscated the shore./
> [Latin obfuscāre, obfuscāt-, /to darken/ : ob-, /over/; see *ob-* + 
> fuscāre, /to darken/ (from fuscus, /dark/).]
> *ob′fus·ca′tion*/n./
> *ob·fus′ca·to′ry* (ŏb-fŭs′kə-tôr′ē, əb-)/adj./
> American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 
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> reserved.
>
> obfuscation(ˌɒbfʌsˈkeɪʃən)/n/
> the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult 
> to understand
> Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 
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> 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
>
> *obfuscation*
> the process of darkening or obscuring so as to hinder ready analysis.
> See also: *Thinking* <https://www.thefreedictionary.com/thinking>
>
> ob·scur·ant·ism (ŏb-skyo͝or′ən-tĭz′əm, əb-, ŏb′skyo͝o-răn′-)/n./
> *1. *The principles or practice of obscurants.
> *2. *A policy of withholding information from the public.
> *3.**a. *A style in art and literature characterized by deliberate 
> vagueness or obliqueness.
> *b. *An example or instance of this style.
>
> *ob·scur′ant·ist*/n./
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> ob•scu•rant•ism(əbˈskyʊər ənˌtɪz əm, ˌɒb skyʊˈræn tɪz əm) /n./
> *1. *opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
> *2. *deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.
> *ob•scu′rant•ist,* /n., adj./
> Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K 
> Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All 
> rights reserved.
>
> *obscurantism*
> the use of argument intended to prevent enlightenment or to hinder the 
> process of knowledge and wisdom. Also spelled *obscuranticism*. — 
> *obscurantist,* /n./ — *obscurant, obscurantic,* /adj./
> See also: *Argumentation* 
> <https://www.thefreedictionary.com/argumentation>
>
>
> bam·boo·zle (băm-bo͞o′zəl)
> /tr.v./ *bam·boo·zled*, *bam·boo·zling*, *bam·boo·zles* /Informal/
> *1. *To deceive or dupe; hoodwink. See Synonyms at *deceive* 
> <https://www.thefreedictionary.com/deceive>.
> *2. *To confuse; bewilder.
> [/Origin unknown/.]
> *bam·boo′zle·ment*/n./
> *bam·boo′zler*/n./
> American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 
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>
> bamboozle(bæmˈbuːzəl)
> /vb/ (/tr/)
> *1. *to cheat; mislead
> *2. *to confuse
> [C18: of unknown origin]
> *bamˈboozler* /n/
> *bamˈboozlement* /n/
> Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 
> 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 
> 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
>
> bam•boo•zle(bæmˈbu zəl)
>
> /v. /*-zled, -zling.* /v.t./
> *1. *to deceive or get the better of by underhandedness; hoodwink.
> *2. *to perplex; mystify.
> /v.i./
> *3. *to practice trickery, deception, or the like.
> [1695–1705; orig. uncertain]
> *bam•boo′zle•ment,* /n./
> *bam•boo′zler,* /n./
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>
> —  from the online Free Dictionary by Farlex (q.v.)
> ——
>
> Sagan on bamboozle.jpg
> From: /The Demon-Haunted World/: Science as a Candle in the Dark 
> (1996), p. 241.
>
> Frequently noted:  It is usually far easier to bamboozle people than 
> to get them to admit they have been bamboozled.   (“I’m much too 
> smart, knowledgable & sophisticated to fall for THAT!” )
>
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