Doubt Monster

Doubt Monster

Putting Word Salad to Work for You

It helps to tackle scary things from an unexpected angle

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Amy L Bernstein
Sep 24, 2024
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“Sane-washing.”

I encountered this arresting compound word in the Washington Post and then Atlantic Monthly. Not surprisingly, the context for its usage was political. That won’t stop me from appropriating it for other purposes.

First, a definition. Sane-washing refers to the act of transforming irrational and nonsensica…

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