Correção de texto: Integrate Writing (TOEFL)

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The passage states that euphemisms, jargon and inflated language are used to avoid directly mentioning a painful reality, to create solidarity and to make something more impressive than it actually is. The article also provides three reasons of support. However the professor explains that euphemisms, jargon and inflated language can also be forms of double speaking when they're used to mislead and deceive others. The professor refutes each of the author's reasons.

First, the reading claims that euphemism is an inoffensive word used to avoid an unpleasant reality. For example, you express condolences that someone has "passed way" because you don’t want to say to a grieving person "I'm sorry your father is dead". The professor refutes this point by saying that euphemism is used to mislead people. He mentions when the state department of the United States stated they would no longer use the term "killing" instead they would use the term "unlawful depravation", as an example to illustrate that.

Second, the passage posits that jargons functions as a kind of verbal shorthand allowing for group members to communicate clearly and quickly. The professor says that jargon is considered a double speak and that when used with people outside of a group, the person cannot comprehend what is being said. He uses the example of an airline referring to a plane crash as "involuntary conversion" to illustrate that.

Third, the reading says that inflated language is designed to make the ordinary seem extraordinary. The professor opposes this point by explaining that inflated language is designed to deceive people. For example when a company says that it's initiating "a career alternative enhancement program" when in reality it means the company is laying off workers.

In conclusion the reading claims that euphemisms, jargon and inflated language are used to avoid reality. The professor disagrees with that claim, he suggests that euphemisms, jargon and inflated language are used to deceive and mislead people.