Electric Fan Euphemism

I got a new electric fan for my room. Wait, no. It's not an electric fan. It looks like an electric fan: It's got the plug, the stand, the circular housing to protect you from the rotating blades, and the switch that lets you choose the three speeds (light speed, ridiculous speed, and ludicrous speed). But it's not an electric fan.

How do I know that? It says so, right on the front, right in the center of the housing, where the bullseye would be if the housing was a dartboard.

It isn't an electric fan. It's a "high velocity air circulator."

No kidding. That's what it says.