In this case, the interviewer is deliberately using psycholinguistics to insinuate an insidious undertone, which Owens disambiguates deftly.
Deliberately misusing words in this fashion is a very common political and journalistic trick.
Words and psychology are always intertwined and thus words are always susceptible to being used maliciously; they can provide an appearance of plausible deniability.
In the past week or so we have seen numerous Jewish Supremists, closeted or not, employ these techniques in addition to their typical name-calling and screaming while denying the obvious.
In this context, it is worth noting that misuse of language can happen in friendly, intimate conversation between good friends nearly as often as it does in political dialog.
It is common for psycholinguistic misunderstandings to happen for completely innocent reasons, with profoundly sad effects for all parties involved, which often snowball.
FIML practice will show all practitioners how insidious the misuse or mishearing of words can be and how to prevent it.
One of the reasons I like Owens is she has a very good understanding of language and psychology and generally uses words very well, with nuance, humor and accuracy. ABN
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