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Rhetorical techniques
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The list Rhetorical techniques includes
Buzzword, Juxtaposition, Oxymoron, Spin (propaganda) and Hypocorism.
The list consists of 17 members
and 8 sublists.
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Oxymoron
rhetorical device that uses an ostensible self-contradiction to illustrate a rhetorical point or to reveal a paradoxOverview: An oxymoron (plurals: oxymorons and oxymora) is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word or in a phrase that is a self-contradiction. As a rhetorical device, an ...
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Spin (propaganda)
form of propaganda in public relations
Overview: In public relations and politics, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through knowingly providing a biased interpretation of an event. While traditional public relations and advertising may manage ... 0
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Simile
figure of speech indicating a similarity explicitly,e.g. using "like" or "as", contrasting to metaphor in which the similarity is implicit, e.g. of the form "A is B"Overview: A simile is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while ... 0
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Parable
short didactic story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles
Overview: A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects ... 0
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Metaphor
Figure of speech marked by implicit comparison
Overview: A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide (or obscure) clarity or identify hidden similarities between two different ... 0
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Metonymy
Figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to indirectly by the name of something similar to it
Overview: Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. 0
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Irony
Rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is an incongruity between the literal and the implied meaning
Overview: Irony, in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what appears to be the case on the surface and what is actually the case or to be expected. It typically figures as a rhetorical device and literary ... 0
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Innuendo
A suggestive remark
Overview: An innuendo is a hint, insinuation or intimation about a person or thing, especially of a denigrating or derogatory nature. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called ins ... 0
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Word play
Form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work
Overview: Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement ... 0
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Allegory
Literary device
Overview: As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political signi ... 0
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Buzzword
fashionable word or phrase used to impress rather than for its technical meaning
Overview: A buzzword is a word or phrase, new or already existing, that becomes popular for a period of time. Buzzwords often derive from technical terms yet often have much of the original technical meaning removed ... 0
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Juxtaposition
act or instance of placing two elements side by side
Overview: Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two opposing elements close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc. 0
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Hypocorism
diminutive form of a nameOverview: A hypocorism (hy-POK-ər-iz-əm or HY-pə-KORR-iz-əm; from Ancient Greek ὑποκόρισμα hypokórisma; sometimes also hypocoristic), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive ... 0
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Personification
representation of a thing or abstraction as a person
Overview: Personification is the representation of a thing or abstraction as a person, often as an embodiment or incarnation. In the arts, many things are commonly personified, including: places, especially cities ... 0
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Allusion
figure of speech using indirect referenceOverview: Allusion, or alluding, is a figure of speech that makes a reference to someone or something by name (a person, object, location, etc.) without explaining how it relates to the given context, so that the ... 0
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The Treachery of Images
Artwork by René Magritte
Overview: The Treachery of Images (French: La Trahison des Images) is a 1929 painting by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. It is also known as This Is Not a Pipe, Ceci n'est pas une pipe and The Wind and ... 0
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Hyperbole
exaggeration as rhetorical deviceOverview: Hyperbole (adj. hyperbolic) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (literally 'growth'). In poetry and oratory, it em ... 0
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