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1
Q

“Do not ask if your friend has studied for critical thinking yet, but ask if YOU have studied.”

A

Chiasmus

2
Q

Don’t ask what you country can do for you

Ask what you can do for your country

A

Chias

3
Q

It’s ok to let a fool kiss you

But don’t let a kiss fool you

A

Chiasm

4
Q

“Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!”

A

Oxymoron

5
Q

I always lie

A

Paradox

6
Q

This bag weighs a ton

A

Exaggerated -> hyperbole

7
Q

He looks okay. (In reality he is very good looking)

A

Understatement

8
Q

He is not bad looking (In reality he looks very good)

A

Litote

9
Q

It’s not going well, in fact it’s going badly, really badly

A

Repetitio

10
Q

It’s going great really wonderfully, magnificently even

A

Repetitio

11
Q

I have a dream..

I have a dream..

A

Anaphora

12
Q

Blood, sweat and tears

A

Rule of 3

13
Q

Veni, Vidi, Vici

A

Rule of 3

14
Q

I say what i think and i do what i say

A

Chiasmus

15
Q

You can take a child out of war, but how do you take the war out of a child?

A

Chiasmus

16
Q

Those who plead for content without form make a plea without content

A

Chiasmus

17
Q

Are you entirely out of your mind?

A

Rhetorical question

18
Q

Who would not protect their child from this madness?

A

Rhetorical question

19
Q

Lena, Sara and Elena are angels

A

Metaphor

20
Q

The government is under fire

A

Metaphor

21
Q

All well and good

A

Tautology

22
Q

Bits and pieces

A

Tautology

23
Q

A round circle

A

Pleonasm

24
Q

Put something off until later

A

Pleonasm

25
Q

They decided to cooperate together

A

Pleonasm

26
Q

To laugh one’s head off

A

Hyperbole

27
Q

You’re the sweetest person in the whole wide world

A

Hyperbole

28
Q

A glass shattering into a thousand pieces

A

Hyperbole

29
Q

He did not notice where he was going, through alleys, passing gardens and factories, running blindly, but still seeing faces flash that greeted him: blushing girls, wearied laborers, shriveled intellectuals, disappointed family men

A

Enumeration

30
Q

Those who want to live in peace must often apply force to themselves

A

Paradox

31
Q

Well, at least we have a roof over our heads (we live in a luxurious house)

A

Understatement

32
Q

Peacekeeping force (intervention force)

A

Euphemism

33
Q

Speaking by keeping silent

A

Oxymoron

34
Q

Be conspicuous (auffallend) by one’s absence

A

Oxymoron

35
Q

That’s not a bad idea at all. ( great idea )

A

Litotes

36
Q

You won’t regret trying it out. (You”ll be happy)

A

Litotes

37
Q

The Barbar shaves all men who do not shave themselves. Who shaves the barber?

A

Barber paradox

38
Q

The set of all sets that do not contain themselves is a paradox

A

Russell’s paradox

39
Q

A man says he he is lying. Is what he says true or false?

A

Paradoxes of Eubulides of Miletus