doublethink:doublethink

My word or phrase was "doublethink". To doublethink is to contradict oneself while believing both are true. It is to use logic to refute logic, to make sense of something by saying it does not exist. The Party uses doublethink to control the amount of information its citizens know. To use doublethink Winston says, "-That was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness."(p.35) The whole concept is very vague and confusing to begin with, then try putting it into practice.