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deliberately expressing an idea as much less important than it is
There's not THAT much work in Mr. Brown's class |
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an explicit reference to a particular meaning of a word
when i saw she was hot I don't mean warm-she was sexy! |
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substitutes an attribute of a famous person recognized for that attribute
Turig machine |
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placing a good point next to criticism
Yes, I know i've lost my job, but ill be spending more time at home |
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repetition of a key preceding word
this afternoon, in this courtroom, I testified |
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a single word interrupting the syntax
There are ten desks here |
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detailing parts, causes, and effects to make a point
much will be told about my father, the story teller |
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raising one or more questions and then answering them
why is it better to love than be loved. it is... |
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omitting either one of the premises or the conclusion
All men are mortal, socrates is a man, so socrates is mortal |
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