In His Reply, Tully Borland Suggests That "PC-Speech Codes Are

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Essay

In his reply, Tully Borland suggests that "PC-speech codes are like book burnings." Explain what he means by that. Then, describe the extent to which you believe that we as a society should be worried about the kind of problem that Borland has in mind. Finally, defend or object to this claim: politically correct speech is like book burning, and we ought to object to it.

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