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9792404620Ad Hominema fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute0
9792404621Connotation/Denotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.1
9792404622AntithesisDirect opposite2
9792404623Ellipsisin a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods3
9792404624Hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.4
9792404625Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it5
9792404626OxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.6
9792404627PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes7
9792404628SyllogismA form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.8
9792404629Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa9

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