• In linguistics, a comparative illusion (CI) or Escher sentence is a comparative sentence which initially seems to be acceptable but upon closer reflection...
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    The Müller-Lyer illusion is an optical illusion consisting of three stylized arrows. When viewers are asked to place a mark on the figure at the midpoint...
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  • anticipate. Augmentative Comparative illusion Equative case Fewer vs. less Figure of speech Greatness Intensifier Metaphor Simile Comparatives in Bulgarian are...
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  • buffalo, complexity and linguistic ambiguity in a grammatical sentence Comparative illusion, ungrammatical sentences which often are perceived to be acceptable...
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    better effect on the teacher Pseudoword Syntax‐semantics interface Comparative illusion, also known as Escher sentences In linguistics, an asterisk is used...
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  • quotations related to Boyle Roche. Colemanballs – Verbal gaffes Comparative illusion – Sentences that appear to make sense but actually do not Oxymoron –...
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  • Maya (/ˈmɑːjə/; Devanagari: माया, IAST: māyā), literally "illusion" or "magic", has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending on the context....
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  • Sentences with unexpected endings. She spread the bread with socks. Comparative illusion: More people have been to Russia than I have. Demonstrations of sentences...
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  • self to the comparative target would stop people overly optimising. The cultural prevalence also has a significant role in positive illusions. Although...
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    The Delboeuf illusion is an optical illusion of relative size perception: In the best-known version of the illusion, two discs of identical size have been...
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    In linguistics, the comparative method is a technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or...
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  • be affected by recurring thoughts. Frequency illusion or Baader–Meinhof phenomenon. The frequency illusion is that once something has been noticed then...
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  • and to make sense until closer examination; many are examples of comparative illusion sentences. Sullivan, Frank (1926). The Life and Times of Martha Hepplethwaite...
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    Atelier (section Illusion)
    elements necessary for the success of the illusions as well as the composition as a whole. Many of the illusions designed to mimic reality also speed the...
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    most people. [citation needed] An afterimage in general is an optical illusion that refers to an image continuing to appear after exposure to the original...
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  • and inferred through a number of scientific experiments. Some temporal illusions help to expose the underlying neural mechanisms of time perception. The...
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    determinism (not necessarily causal) is true. They suggest instead that an illusion of free will is experienced due to the generation of infinite behaviour...
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    ISBN 978-1624074059. Sharpe, Eric J. Comparative Religion: A History, London: Duckworth, 1975 (2nd revised edition 1986). Shaw, Jeffrey M. Illusions of Freedom: Thomas...
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  • pp. + glossary, appendices, index. Ross, D. M. (1981). "Illusion and reality in comparative physiology". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 59 (11): 2151–2158...
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    dreaming or half awake beneath a common veil. The veil was woven of faith, illusion, and childish prepossession, through which the world and history were seen...
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    (jñāna). Being a realist, Rāmānuja firmly opposed the notion of māyā (illusion). In his understanding, three distinct realities exist: a vast expanse...
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  • pertaining to one's own performance. This includes the illusion of control, planning fallacy. Illusion of control describes the tendency for people to behave...
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  • literature. Metalepsis has a high inherent potential to disrupt aesthetic illusion and confronts the reader with the fictionality of the text. However, as...
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    autostereogram is a two-dimensional (2D) image that can create the optical illusion of a three-dimensional (3D) scene. Autostereograms use only one image to...
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    was lost. As Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said, "the dangerous illusion of victory by the United States was therefore dead.": 367  Vietnam was...
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  • Tavernise, Sabrina (9 April 2022). "Putin's War in Ukraine Shatters an Illusion in Russia". The New York Times. New York Times. Rodrik, Dani (9 August...
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    Lilac chaser (category Optical illusions)
    The lilac chaser is a visual illusion, also known as the Pac-Man illusion. It consists of 12 lilac (or pink, rose, or magenta), blurred discs arranged...
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    Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-1778-5. 1997. Die Illusion des Endes – Das Ende der Illusion [58 minutes + booklet], Jean Baudrillard & Boris Groys...
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  • on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions. The criticism of religion...
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    Canadian Corps and 2nd Canadian Division, moved into the area to bolster the illusion that a large force was gathering there. As well as the broadcast of fake...
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