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In rhetoric, litotes (/ l aɪ ˈ t oʊ t iː z, ˈ l aɪ t ə t iː z /, US: / ˈ l ɪ t ə t iː z /), [1] also known classically as antenantiosis or moderatour, is a figure of speech and form of irony in which understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often incorporating double negatives for effect.
The cover of The Peter Principle (1970 Pan Books edition). The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence": employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent, as skills in one job do not ...
Reductio ad absurdum, painting by John Pettie exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1884. In logic, reductio ad absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity"), also known as argumentum ad absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity") or apagogical arguments, is the form of argument that attempts to establish a claim by showing that the opposite scenario would lead to absurdity or contradiction.
It’s a great opportunity for me to give background and explain further my point of view.” Andy Cohen on Making Up With Carole Radziwill, The ‘VPR’ Revamp and More ‘Housewives’ Hot Topics
Further, my point stands: When only a single unreliable source attributes a name to something, it would be incorrect to state in the article's intro that it was "said to have been called X", and the very statement itself implies more widespread acceptance of the code-name (and thus the legitimacy of one position) than is really the case.
And, furthermore, those who wrote roles for lyric baritone, i.e. Rossini, included coloratura. Bottom line, the so called "Bel Canto Baritone" is a Lyric Baritone, and does not need it's own section. To further my point, the two examples listed were a Bass-Baritone and a Basso Profondo, respectively. This bring me my next point.
An axiom, postulate, or assumption is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments. The word comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀξίωμα (axíōma), meaning 'that which is thought worthy or fit' or 'that which commends itself as evident'.
my word [is] my bond: Motto of the London Stock Exchange. diem perdidi: I have lost the day: From the Roman Emperor Titus. Recorded in the biography of him by Suetonius in Lives of the Twelve Caesars. dies irae: Day of wrath: Reference to the Judgment Day in Christian eschatology.