I get why this might be more persuasive, but it is less accurate.

"Inflation" is an increase in the money supply. That's precisely what's happening.

"Debasement" is when the physical media of exchange are devalued in some way (shaving, mixing, clipping, etc). That doesn't even make sense on a fiat standard.

Both result in rising nominal prices.

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Too strict with the definitions and doesn’t solve the problem of noncoiners not understanding it’s a monetary phenomenon. Debasing doesn’t have to be limited to physical media. They’re debasing the monetary density of the unit.