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diallage

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diallage [ˈdaɪəlɪdʒ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals
[from Greek diallagē interchange]
diallage
a figure of rhetoric in which arguments are considered from different viewpoints and then turned to make one point.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
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At the same time, Satan's use of diallage and other devices encourages the student to realize the extent to which rhetorical persuasiveness and stylistic eloquence are not - and have never been - solely the province of benevolent men and women seeking to bring about good, but that the wicked can use the power of rhetoric for evil ends.
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