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2. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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   Oxymoron: a combination of two contradictory terms; Zeugma and Syllepsis: the use of a single phrase in two ways simultaneously; Pun: deliberately mixing two similar-sounding words; Slang: the use of informal words or expressions; Techniques that involve the manipulation of the entire sentence or passage. Dog Latin

3. Literal and figurative language - Wikipedia

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   An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which a pair of opposite or contradictory terms is used together for emphasis. [25] Examples: Organized chaos, Same difference, Bittersweet. A paradox is a statement or proposition which is self-contradictory, unreasonable, or illogical. [26] Example: This statement is a lie.

4. Oxymoron - Wikipedia

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   Oxymorons in the narrow sense are a rhetorical device used deliberately by the speaker and intended to be understood as such by the listener. In a more extended sense, the term "oxymoron" has also been applied to inadvertent or incidental contradictions, as in the case of "dead metaphors" ("barely clothed" or "terribly good").

5. Reductio ad absurdum - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Template:Contradictory inline - Wikipedia

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   Tag for marking sentences or phrases that contradict other material in the same page by default, or a different page if one is specified. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Article article 1 The article in which the contradictory information is found, if not the current article. The tag will link to that article. String optional Page page The page, if ...

7. Paradox (literature) - Wikipedia

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   In literature, the paradox is an anomalous juxtaposition of incongruous ideas for the sake of striking exposition or unexpected insight. It functions as a method of literary composition and analysis that involves examining apparently contradictory statements and drawing conclusions either to reconcile them or to explain their presence.