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That isn't cognitive dissonance - it is doublespeak. Cognitive dissonance is when someone's mind unexpectedly encounters an internal contradiction and goes haywire trying to match assumptions up.

Old mate manager doesn't have any internal mental contradictions. They are explaining that the words have one meaning in the dictionary and another meaning when used together in the workplace. Well understood thing that happens everywhere.




Like the old Simpsons episode : Marge, there is the truth and the truth

pd: I watched it in Spanish, so perhaps it is different in English.




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