Look up exaggeration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Exaggeration is the representation of something as more extreme or dramatic than it is, intentionally...
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Vertical exaggeration (VE) is a scale that is used in raised-relief maps, plans and technical drawings (cross section perspectives), in order to emphasize...
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Exaggeration postcards, also known as tall tale postcards, were postcards popular throughout North America, especially in the Great Plains region, during...
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Mark Twain (redirect from The report of my death was an exaggeration)
this by his short visits to the country. The report of my death was an exaggeration. 1897 — Twain In his later years, Twain lived at 14 West 10th Street...
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Twelve basic principles of animation (redirect from Exaggeration (animation))
of exaggeration, employed by Disney, was to remain true to reality, just presenting it in a wilder, more extreme form. Other forms of exaggeration can...
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Hyperbole (/haɪˈpɜːrbəli/ ; adj. hyperbolic /ˌhaɪpərˈbɒlɪk/ ) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes...
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Terry LL, Suschinsky KD, Lalumiere ML, Vasey PL (2012). "Feederism: An exaggeration of a normative mate selection preference?". Archives of Sexual Behavior...
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defined using the hyperbola of or pertaining to hyperbole, the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech Hyperbolic (album), by Pnau...
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Climate change denial (redirect from Climate Change Exaggeration)
warming, as a human-made and highly threatening phenomenon, is at best an exaggeration and at worst an utter 'hoax'". In 2014, more than 55% of congressional...
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Chinese agricultural productivity are considered unreliable, due to exaggeration of production at subsidiary government levels. Much of China has a climate...
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social commentary that is anything but funny. Satire often uses irony or exaggeration to expose faults in society or individuals that influence social ideology...
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Dio's figures for the demographic consequences of the Bar Kokhba War: Exaggeration or reliable account?". Journal of Roman Archaeology. 34 (2): 585–607...
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Odds ratio (section Confusion and exaggeration)
An odds ratio (OR) is a statistic that quantifies the strength of the association between two events, A and B. The odds ratio is defined as the ratio of...
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for Japanese newspapers have been subjected to claims of "oshigami" (exaggeration by over-supplying papers to businesses). Free newspapers are not counted...
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elements, related as if it were true and factual. Some tall tales are exaggerations of actual events, for example fish stories ("the fish that got away")...
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Humour (section Exaggeration)
or more of these categories. Some theoreticians of the comic consider exaggeration to be a universal comic device. It may take different forms in different...
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and is introducing new ideas that are discordant with, or an extreme exaggeration of, its original purpose. The phrase was coined in 1985 by radio personality...
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powerful tool for instruction, while its total malleability also allows exaggeration that can be employed to convey strong emotions and to thwart reality...
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Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable[B1]: 19 survival of an accident in which a large...
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Vilcabamba, Ecuador (section Age exaggeration)
world." Further, they reported that "Life expectancy (corrected for exaggeration) at all ages in Vilcabamba (and Loja) is, in fact, less than in the U...
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and roots towards light and gravity, and concluded "It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the tip of the radicle . . acts like the brain of one of...
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"gift for comic accents and unexpected turns of phrase. She's a walking exaggeration, outsize in sound, personality and look. And she's a rapid evolver, discarding...
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day in Glasgow". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2008. It's only a slight exaggeration to say that the Dynamo side looked like they came from Mars – they wore...
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paradox Multiple districts paradox Strategic voting Lesser evil voting Exaggeration Truncation Turkey-raising Paradoxes of majority rule Dominance paradox...
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character, Yev Kassem, played by Larry Thomas. The term "Nazi" is used as an exaggeration of the strict regimentation he demands of his patrons (cf. grammar Nazi)...
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according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently...
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their newspapers were characterized by intense personal attacks, major exaggerations, and invented claims. In 1801, Hamilton established a daily newspaper...
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associates, Hilltop Hoods. This album title could also be seen as a playful exaggeration, comparing their group to famous artists, who release greatest hits albums...
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victim playing, victim card, or self-victimization) is the fabrication or exaggeration of victimhood for a variety of reasons such as to justify abuse to others...
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in U.S. photographic history." Harper wrote, "I do not think it is an exaggeration to say that the photo is nearly perfect, one captured under extreme duress...
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