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There are people who say weasel words are words intended to, or having the effect of, softening the force of a potentially loaded or otherwise controversial statement, or avoids forming a clear position on a particular issue. Some people say the quintessential example of weasel words is the phrase "Some people say".
Some encyclopedias have style guides entitled avoid weasel words which strongly discourage the use of weasel words. However, there are editors [who?] who think that weasel words are helpful and absolutely appropriate in some cases. These editors believe that we should embrace weasel words, not avoid them.