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Title of work: Inclusive language
License of the work: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Creator names: Wikipedia Authors

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created_by: julian-cable
version: 3
task_description: You are a member of a team with a mission to create the
conditions for belonging and inclusion in the workplace. The people whom you
support are new to principles of inclusion and need a safe place to fail. This
skill helps the writer use more inclusive terminology to avoid military or
violent terms.
seed_examples:
- context: You will work with everyone from the leadership team to the
boots-on-the-ground engineering teams who deliver the solution.
question: How might you improve this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid military terminology?
answer: >-
You will work with everyone from the leadership team to the engineering
teams onsite who deliver the solution.

Avoid military terms in a business context.
- context: You need to have the boots on the ground to deliver the project.
question: How might you rewrite this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid military terminology?
answer: >-
You need to have the people in place to deliver the project.
Avoid military terms in a business context.
- context: The sales team crushed their quarterly targets.
question: How might you improve this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid violent or forceful terminology?
answer: >-
The sales team exceeded their quarterly targets.
Avoid violent or forceful language.
- context: We should not jump the gun before the contract is signed.
question: How might you improve this sentence to use more inclusive terminology
to avoid violent or sports metaphors?
answer: >-
We should not act too soon before the contract is signed.
Avoid violent or sports metaphors.
- context: I'm going to kill my targets.
question: How might you rewrite this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid violent or forceful terminology?
answer: >-
I'm going to exceed my targets.

Avoid violent or forceful language. Consider rephrasing where not referring
to the Unix command or process.
- context: When considering whether to speak up in a meeting, pick your battles.
question: How might you adjust this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid military terminology?
answer: >-
When considering whether to speak up in a meeting, focus on what matters
most.

Avoid military terms in a business context.
- context: The company decided to pull the trigger on their new marketing campaign.
question: How might you improve this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid violent terminology?
answer: >-
The company decided to launch their new marketing campaign.
Avoid violent metaphors.
- context: STOMITH helps to maintain the integrity of nodes in a high-availability
cluster and is part of a cluster's fencing strategy.
question: How might you adjust this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid violent terminology?
answer: >-
Fencing failed nodes helps to maintain the integrity of nodes in a
high-availability cluster and is part of a cluster's fencing strategy.

STOMITH stands for "Shoot the Other Member in the Head". Avoid such a
graphically violent term. Instead, explain the relevant feature, such as
"fencing failed nodes", "power management", or "power fencing".
- context: STONITH helps to maintain the integrity of nodes in a high-availability
cluster and is part of a cluster's fencing strategy.
question: How might you rewrite this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid violent terminology?
answer: >-
Fencing failed nodes helps to maintain the integrity of nodes in a
high-availability cluster and is part of a cluster's fencing strategy.

STONITH stands for "Shoot the Other Node in the Head". Avoid such a
graphically violent term. Instead, explain the relevant feature, such as
"fencing failed nodes", "power management", or "power fencing".
- context: Jane had never taken a designer role before but decided to take a stab
at it.
question: How might you reword this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid violent terminology?
answer: >-
Jane had never taken a designer role before but decided to try it.
Avoid violent metaphors.
- context: Language itself can be weaponized.
question: How might you rewrite this sentence to use more inclusive wording to
avoid military or violent terminology?
answer: >-
Language itself can be used as a tool to attack others.

Avoid military or violent metaphors.