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The presentation of alternate ideas, often resulting in logical fallacies. While such a structure often results in the logical fallacy of the false dichotomy or the either/or fallacy, it can create a cleverly balanced and artistic sentence
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Alliosis
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The use of two or more clauses (that relate to each other) through a reversal of structures to make a bigger point. In a simple term, it is inverted parallelism.
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Chiasmus
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The informal method of reasoning typical of rhetorical discourse. It is sometimes defined as a "truncated syllogism" since either the major or minor premise found in the more formal method of reasoning is left implied. It is a figure of speech which bases a conclusion on the truth of its contrary.
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Enthymeme
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A statement that is self-contradictory on the surface, yet seems to evoke truth nonetheless.
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Paradox/ Oxymoron
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The expression of similar meanings in similar grammatical structures. In simpler words, it is the similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
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Parallelism
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"She loves eating chocolate eclairs, taking moonlit walks, and singing classic jazz."
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Parallelism
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"Whosoever loses his life, shall find it."
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Paradox/ Oxymoron
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"To be foolish is evil, then it is virtuous to be wise."
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Enthymeme
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"You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget."
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Chiasmus
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"You can smoke now and die sooner or quit now and live longer."
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Alliosis
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