The difference between truth and opinion: how the misuse of language can lead to disaster

Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books (1991)
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Suggests that the ability to distinguish between truths and opinions is made difficult by the use of declarative statements to reflect opinions, and offers help in determining the difference between similar statements

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