Read the passage and then decidewhether the statements are True or False according to the information given inthe passage. Euphemism as a figure of speech ismore than just saying something unpleasant in a pleasant way. In the words of afamous sociolinguist, “The euphemism is a recognition by man of man’simperfection, and at the same time a recognition by man that he belongs tobetter things. It is play acting, but none the worse for that. It is a falseword substituted for the true word in order to soften the chock of reality.” It would seem then that the urgeto speak euphemistically is a universal trait, but varying in scope and motivewith different individuals in different circumstances. Sometimes in some cases euphemismsgo so far as some writers condemn euphemisms as demoralizing. “In the hearings,criminality is given scores of numbing disguises ... the roster seems endless:dirty tricks, laundered money, telephone anomalies—all perform the samefunction: the separation of words from the truth.” However, the fact remainsthat euphemisms are very much part of the language, it is more important for usto be able to read into them to get the real meaning from them. Since the purpose of usingeuphemism is to reduce the unpleasantness of a term or notion, it is natural tofind many euphemistic terms used in governments’ announcements, ininternational relations, and in the military. For example, the former Presidentof United States Ronald Reagon who had promised the American public to cuttaxes called for revenue enhancements instead of “tax increases”. The term for the third world countries was at first underdeveloped nations , the developing countries and then emerging nations took its places. TheUnited Nations called them LDCs— lessdeveloped countries . Peacekeeper , rescue missions are a few examples ofeuphemisms used in the military. Statements: (1) To some sociolinguist, people useeuphemisms in order to avoid being cheated. (2) People everywhere use euphemisms. (3) One seldom sees euphemisms used ininternational relations. (4) Though euphemisms tend to separatewords from truth, we have to be able to understand the real meaning from them. (5) Euphemism, as a figure of speech, is simply saying something unpleasant in a pleasant way.