How Language Teaches and Misleads: "Coronavirus" and "Social Distancing" as Case Studies
Published in New Perspectives on Conceptual Engineering, 2025
This paper uses public health messaging at the start of COVID to draw broader lessons about the ethics and efficacy of language choice.
Recommended citation: Ethan Landes. How Language Teaches and Misleads: "Coronavirus" and "Social Distancing" as Case Studies. In Manuel Gustavo Isaac, Steffen Koch, and Kevin Scharp, editors, New Perspectives on Conceptual Engineering. Synthese Library, 2025.