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4) Does language play roles of equal importance in different areas of knowledge?
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... 4) Does language play roles of equal importance in different areas of knowledge? In all areas of knowledge language is vital. However, its importance varies according to the area of knowledge at hand. Language is necessary in every area of knowing since the meaning of something is told to us somehow and that is only possible when some kind of language is used. In an area such as history, language is vital to our understanding of the facts that have occurred in the past. The ways facts are laid out to us affect our opinion on the topic they regard. These facts define our opinion because, being biased or not, they give us a perspective on the subject. If different facts regarding the same topic are given to us, written by another person who will have a variation in their opinion or understanding, and we had no knowledge of any
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