Can you think of other discourse types which often avoid referring expressions, and, if so, what are the reasons for this?

Purists generally avoid referring to these systems as high fidelity, though some are capable of very good quality sound reproduction.

But this day he seems unable to avoid referring to it.

Above all, avoid ever referring to her as the countess of Anjou.

She deliberately avoided referring to Brodie by name, and spoke quickly to make her case.

He carefully avoided referring to the islands as Chinese.

The media avoided referring to the human tragedy of war.

In a November 2012 memo, it requested that its employees avoid referring to storms by name.

Washington has been carefully avoiding referring to the Americans caught in the two countries as hostages.

How can President Bush avoid referring to recent setbacks?