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Anytime you need help understanding what a leftist, a “progressive”, an academic, a postmodern, or an emergent (but I really repeat myself) is really talking about, please refer to the Dictionary of Fashionable Nonsense. It will help you break through the code to understand what they’re talking about.

Assertion
1. Essential technique, replacing the need for argument and evidence.
2. To be greeted with acceptance, rather than argument.