2007-12-28 08:37:45 · 4 answers · asked by Funny_Thing 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
yes. this is known as a form of paradox.
paradox and oxymoron are literary devices.
an example of oxymoron would be big and small, hot and cold, loud and quiet. so yes, that would be a rhetorical.
an example of paradox would be ''I love you but I don't like you.'' which leans toward contradictory phrase but would cover the rhetorical as well.
2007-12-28 09:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general I don't think so because most oxymorons need a second look before being identified as such, and second looks don't fit well with rhetorical speech. However, if one wanted to take a political cheap-shot such as Military Intelligence (Ho Hum) and pointed it up by some sort of vocal mugging, I suppose it could be.
2007-12-28 08:54:55 · answer #2 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
perpendicularly being straight to the point it's like 'happy marriage', 'amicable divorce', 'fighting for peace', 'military intelligence', 'honest lawyer', 'truthful politician', 'believable journalist' .. maybe I'm being circularly biased
2007-12-28 09:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by The old man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just like an "intelligent teenager"
2007-12-28 08:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋