Aphorismus (from the ἀφορισμός, aphorismós, `a marking off`, also `rejection, banishment`) is a figure of speech that calls into question if a word is properly used (`How can you call yourself a man?`). It often appears in the form of a rhetorical question which is meant to imply a difference between the present thing being discus...
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Aphorismus is a term in which the speaker questions whether a word is being used correctly to show disagreement. Aphorismus is often written as a rhetorical question such as “How can you call this music?”to show the difference between the usual meaning of a word and how it is being used. So, the point is to call attention to the qualities of t...
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