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10658867142Hypophoraa figure of speech in which a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question0
10658883211StrawmanYou misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack.1
10658887248Argument ad nauseamA fallacy in which the speaker/writer attempts to prove a point by repeating it over and over again in the hope that after hearing it several times, the point is more likely to be remembered and thus increase the chance it will possibly be believed.2
10658892538appeal to traditiona fallacy which assumes that something old is automatically better than something new3
10658899694Metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.4
10658901934bentsharply curved or having an angle5
10658909075bentleaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency6
10658910546negotiatetry to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others7
10658914874negotiatefind a way over or through (an obstacle or difficult path)8
10799202928arrestto stop; to seize9
10799202929arrestthe act of stopping10

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