Sunday Reading Task : Word of the year 2016 by Oxford dictionaries "post-trut"h

 # Sunday reading task on the word " post-truth" 

# Department of English mkbu

Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" as its 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a "highly-charged" political 12 months.The Oxford Word of the Year is a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of interest over the last 12 months. Every year, we debate candidates for word of the year and choose a winner that is judged to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year and to have lasting potential as a word of cultural significance.

●Definition of the word :-

" Post-truth is an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief ".

【-Oxford dictionaries】

Oxford dictionaries declared "post-truth" to be the international word of the year. The editors said that use of the word had increased by around 2,000% in 2016 compared to previous year, and attributed it's rise to the context of the EU referendum and the presidential election in the US.

"It wouldn't be surprised if post-truth becomes one of the defining words of our time".

    -OED President Casper Grathwohl

It is our decision how we will react to a world in which someone is trying to pull the wool ever our eyes. Truth still matters, as it always has. Whether we realize this in time is up to us. How we arrived in a post-truth era, when "alternative facts" replace actual facts, and feelings have more weight than evidence. 

Everyday we all covered with wrong information and fake news. And without any knowledge we simply believe in this all fake news. We simply forward all messages in our groups without any confirmation or proof. We don't see the truth of any news but believe in social media. 

We all used to choose an easy way for doing our work. And it makes more wider area for fake sources. We don't use complexe path for any answers.

Generally we are controlled by social media !!! What they tell we blindly believe them. It is like that…

In present time nobody wants to know that this is right or wrong, even they don't recognize what is right and what is wrong. I find one gujarati story which is very appropriate :

This is the time in which we live, we can't even speak truth against well known figures. 

"During times of universal deceit telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act".

-George Orwell

The sad reality of the post-truth era where education is no longer valued and comfortable lies with no evidence is valued. 

Political parties use social media as source of fake news and spread wrong information about other opposition parties. This type of politics play very vital role in every country. Social media is very easy platform to them.

When we talk we are only repeating what we already know, but when we listen, we might learn something new. It is depend on us that do not believe blindly in everyone, think , take help of Google ગુરૂ and then build any opinions.

◆ Some facts of post-truth era :-

Truth is adonai with all your heart; do not rely on it own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him; then he will level your path. The selective use of facts that prop up one's position, and the complete rejection of facts that do not, seems part and parcel of creating the new post-truth reality.

◆ Some examples :-

Here are some examples that can express this word :

This is how social media show the reality of any truth. Role of social media now days become very important because this is the way to reach information to everyone.

So, it's is our responsibility to check the existence of any news and then believe in them.