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  2. Innuendo - Wikipedia

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    A cartoon using sexual innuendo to imply the lady is stretching her vagina by not riding sidesaddle. The term sexual innuendo has acquired a specific meaning, namely that of a "risqué" double entendre by playing on a possibly sexual interpretation of an otherwise innocent uttering.

  3. Suggestive question - Wikipedia

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    A suggestive question is one that implies that a certain answer should be given in response, [1] [2] or falsely presents a presupposition in the question as accepted fact. [3] [4] Such a question distorts the memory thereby tricking the person into answering in a specific way that might or might not be true or consistent with their actual feelings, and can be deliberate or unintentional.

  4. Adynaton - Wikipedia

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    Adynaton (/ ˌ æ d ɪ ˈ n ɑː t ɒ n,-t ən /; [1] plural adynata) is a figure of speech in the form of hyperbole taken to such extreme lengths as to insinuate a complete impossibility: [2] I will sooner have a beard grow in the palm of my hand than he shall get one on his cheek. [3]

  5. Rhetorical question - Wikipedia

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    A rhetorical question is a question asked for a purpose other than to obtain information. [1] In many cases it may be intended to start a discourse, as a means of displaying or emphasizing the speaker's or author's opinion on a topic.

  6. Scare quotes - Wikipedia

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    Writers use scare quotes for a variety of reasons. They can imply doubt or ambiguity in words or ideas within the marks, [18] or even outright contempt. [19] They can indicate that a writer is purposely misusing a word or phrase [20] or that the writer is unpersuaded by the text in quotes, [21] and they can help the writer deny responsibility for the quote. [19]

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    Americans are in the throes of flu season in large swaths of the country.. Data − from traces in wastewater to hospitalizations − show higher levels of flu virus circulating in most of the U.S ...

  8. Apophasis - Wikipedia

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    Apophasis (/ ə ˈ p ɒ f ə s ɪ s /; from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis), from ἀπόφημι (apóphemi) 'to say no') [1] [2] is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. [3]

  9. Man allegedly called 911 a total of 17 times and demanded a ...

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    This guy gave new meaning to the slogan “Gottahava Wawa.” Police in East Windsor, N.J., arrested a 24-year-old man on Dec. 23, and charged him with misusing the town’s 911 system for ...