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From: Frank Stuart
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 02:53
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 02:53
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In article <6819@npri6.npri.com> eric@npri6.npri.com (Eric Williams) writes:
>(I'm surprised there's no group devoted to rhetoric... Maybe we
>don't get it. Maybe *I* don't get it. Oh, well...)
>
>Does anyone out there know of a rhetorical term (or maybe a logical
>one) for a statement that may be interpreted two different ways,
>with the result being the same basic meaning? For instance, a
>sign reads:
>
> "No smoking section inside."
[etc]
On a related note, what about a term for a statement that has a contrary
meaning? For example, there is a sign in a local parking lot that reads:
NO PARKING
PERMIT REQUIRED
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Newsgroups: sci.lang,misc.writing,sci.logic Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!wupost!darwin.sura.net!news.duc.auburn.edu!eng.auburn.edu!fstuart From: fstuart@eng.auburn.edu (Frank Stuart) Subject: Re: Rhetorical question Message-ID: <fstuart.921230205341@lab16.eng.auburn.edu> Keywords: rhetoric why-ask-why Sender: usenet@news.duc.auburn.edu (News Account) Nntp-Posting-Host: lab16.eng.auburn.edu Organization: Auburn University Engineering References: <6819@npri6.npri.com> Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 02:53:41 GMT Lines: 21