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Moi khi viet, ban lu6n mu6n truyen tai thong tin
m6t cach ro rang. Tiif ngff ban chpn se cho phep ban
dat dtftfc muc dich cua minh. Trong chtfdng nay, ban
se dtfdc hpc ve viec tranh dung ngon ngff gay thanh
kien, thay thanh ngff rtfdm ra hoa la bang cach diln dat mcfi me
hcfn, va doi loi viet buon te sang loi ro rang dS hieu hdn. Dieu
nay se giup ban tao ra m6t vSn phong chan thtfc, rach roi va
hi6u qua nhat.

Dung ngdn ngU khong gdy thdnh kiin

Ngon ngff la mot cong cu dac ltfc: Chung ta chu tam dung ngon ngff de
djnh hinh suy nghi va trai nghiem cua chung ta, nhtfng ngon ngff cung co
the cho biet ban la ngtfdi nhtf the" nao. Ban khong phan biet doi xff vdi
ngtfdi khac dffa tren chung toe, khuyet tat hay tuoi tac cua ho - nen tff
ngff cua ban cung phai tffdng xtfng. Vi vay, hay luon dung ngon ngff
khong gay thanh kien (bias-free language). Loai ngon ngff nay dung nhffng
tff va cum tff khong gay phan biet doi xff ve gidi tinh, tinh trang the chat,
tuoi tac, chung toe hay bat ky pham chat nao khac. Nhtf vay, ngtfdi doc se
cd the tap trung vao dieu ban noi hdn la cach ban ndi.
1. Goi ten mot nhdm ngtfdi vdi thuat ngff phu hdp hdn
Ngon ngff luon thay doi, vi vay ban phai luon cap nhat de sff dung
ngon ngff cho chinh xac. Vi du nhtf, mot tram nam trtfdc, ngtfdi da
den bj goi la colored. Nam mtfdi nam sau, ngtfdi ta dimg ttf Negro.
Ngay nay, ngtfdi ta thich goi la African American va black hdn.
Dtfdi day la mot so" thay doi ban can biet:

• Goi la Asian thay vi goi la Oriental.
• Goi la Inuit thay vi Eskimo.
• Latino dtfdc tfa dung de chi ngtfdi dan ong co xuat than tff Trung
My va My Latin.

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