Arguing about which definition should be used for something is a common theme in Culture Wars, but I think it's a pretty unproductive one. (The whole reason pe

Arguing about which definition should be used for something is a common theme in Culture Wars, but I think it's a pretty unproductive one. (The whole reason people argue about those definitions is so that they can get their preffered associations/affect attached to a particular thing by pulling it under the umbrella of a particular word. This is done to manipulate the ignorant masses who can't separate connotation and affect from denotation.) See also: non-central fallacy There's also a somewhat related but different thing you are doing the same thing by using the term "sexual abuse" rather than "sexual interaction", they convey the same information but the former includes a value judgement.