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  2. List of effects - Wikipedia

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    Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; ... This is a list of names for observable phenomena that contain the wordeffect ...

  3. Malapropism - Wikipedia

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    The word "malapropism" (and its earlier form, "malaprop") comes from a character named "Mrs. Malaprop" in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals. [2] Mrs. Malaprop frequently misspeaks (to comic effect) by using words which do not have the meaning that she intends but which sound similar to words that do.

  4. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Tmesis – separating the parts of a compound word by a different word (or words) to create emphasis or other similar effects. Topos – a line or specific type of argument. Toulmin model – a method of diagramming arguments created by Stephen Toulmin that identifies such components as backing, claim, data, qualifier, rebuttal, and warrant.

  5. List of psychological effects - Wikipedia

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    Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; ... Word frequency effect; Word superiority effect; Worse-than-average effect; Zeigarnik effect; See also.

  6. Pun - Wikipedia

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    Punch, 25 February 1914.The cartoon is a pun on the word "Jamaica", which pronunciation [dʒəˈmeɪkə] is a homonym to the clipped form of "Did you make her?". [1] [2]A pun, also known as a paronomasia in the context of linguistics, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. [3]

  7. Mental lexicon - Wikipedia

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    Interchangeable with the word "activation" in many cases, priming refers to the ability to have related words assist in the reaction times of others. In the example above, the word bread "primed" butter to be retrieved faster. [12] Neighborhood effects refer to the activation of all similar "neighbors" of a target word. Neighbors are defined as ...

  8. Emotional Stroop test - Wikipedia

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    Like the standard Stroop effect, the emotional Stroop test works by examining the response time of the participant to name colors of words presented to them. Unlike the traditional Stroop effect, the words presented either relate to specific emotional states or disorders, or they are neutral (e.g., "watch", "bottle", "sky"). For example ...

  9. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or literal meaning to produce a rhetorical or intensified effect (emotionally, aesthetically, intellectually, etc.). [1] [2] In the distinction between literal and figurative language, figures of speech constitute the latter.