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In this complete contemporary American social landscape, discussions about the social function of language run through the entire work. As is well known, speeches and debates are the fundamental qualities of American politicians and the key cornerstone of the American political system. Ben Lerner raises the question through the words of Jane Eyre: Have the skills of speech and debate become so exceptional that they deviate from their original intention? They use techniques such as "overwhelming speed" (meaning that the debater presents as many arguments as possible, leaving the opponent with no time to respond, and these arguments, which cannot be responded to due to their crazy speed, regardless of their quality, will be recognized) to take advantage of loopholes, making value discussions and effective reasoning no longer exist: "People have learned to embellish a speech with information
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