The Nature of Language in Knowledge or Resolved I

language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides.
Rita Mae Brown

Language is so much a part of human activity that it is easily taken for granted. The issues related to language and knowledge call for conscious scrutiny in order to recognize its influence on thought and behavior.

Please watch the video clip from the HBO documentary Resolved, below and respond the questions below

1. What different functions does language perform; Which are most relevant in creating and communicating knowledge? You may use the link below to help you with this question.

http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/form_lang.html

2. After watching the video clip on debate: To what extent does knowledge actually depend on language: on the transmission of concepts from one person or to another, and on exposure of concepts or claims to public scrutiny?

3. Are these students picking up a valuable skill?