Questões da Prova UERJ - 2011 - UERJ - Vestibular - Segundo Exame

The author states that the process of eliminating the destructive by-products of the so-called “clean coal” produces emissions.

The fragment of the text in which the underlined pronoun refers to the statement above is:

According to the text, the use of the expression “clean coal” might infuriate ecologists.

This idea is explicit in:

He insisted that, in politics, these euphemisms are “swindles” and “perversions” left deliberately vague in order to mislead. (l. 31-33)

In the fragment above, the inverted commas are used with the following purpose:

A euphemism is a mild, indirect or vague expression used instead of one considered offensive, harsh or blunt. It may be used to hide unpleasant or disturbing ideas.

According to the definition above, the expression “genetic engineering” can be considered a euphemism because:

The logical relationship between clauses establishes different notions.

An example which expresses the notion of concession is indicated in: