cct300-lab9

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 * CCT300 - Lab 9**

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The article "On Language" written by Ben Zimmer, he discusses the word "truthiness" that was first publicized by Stephen Colbert on his segment "The Word". "Truthiness" is a word that represents an approximation of truth, not something strictly factual. It's a way of referring to facts that people wish to be true rather than fact that are. The American Dialect Society in Albuquerque announces the word "truthiness" as 2005 word of the year.

But how the term "truthiness" became popular is the result of different social media websites like Facebook and Twitter that allows people to blog and adopt into their lives. The word isn't necessarily new because it was listed under "truthly" but it wasn't until the influence of Stephen Colbert did it become popular and accepted into the mainstream. Celebrities hold a lot of power and influences which can persuade the mass into accepting new ideas. Colbert is known for having a large fan-base, so he is an influential figure to many. So if viewers pick up something he's mention, there is a high chance they may agree and spread the ideas to others. Spreading things on the internet through social media can create new trends which will reflect in society.