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To: E. Pluribus Unum

hyperbole
hī-pûr′bə-lē
noun

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.In rhetoric, an obvious exaggeration; an extravagant statement or assertion not intended to be understood literally.Synonyms See exaggeration.


7 posted on 03/05/2023 9:47:47 AM PST by big bad easter bunny
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To: big bad easter bunny

That’s not hyperbole. That’s hate speech. But hate speech is OK when they do it.


10 posted on 03/05/2023 9:49:31 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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