terror, terrorism and terrrorist.

This article is about the correct use of words in journalism, the author says that its not only to use the correct words, is to use the ones people know, because they can interpretate in another way.

The person that makes the question, wanted to know if it was correct to describe the attack of the United States as "terror attack", because they are not aloud to use "terrorism attack", I think it is only because United States did it, if the ones who attacked would be Iraqis, for example in the twin towers attack, that would be terrorism.

The problem of this words as the reading says, is that they are too loaded with value judgments, so it´s kind of dangerous to write in a certain context. Mr. Steels respond him to use the first rules, whit the most easy meanings, to all people can understand. And says: "Terror" has several definitions, including "intense, overpowering fear...the ability to instill intense fear...violence promoted by a group to achieve or maintain supremacy." Terrorism is defined in my dictionary as "the systematic use of terror, violence, and intimidation to achieve an end." So referring to things that happen the last week, he consider correct to use that kind of words.