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  • 51Freedom of speech versus blasphemy — Tension often exists between political freedom, particularly freedom of speech, and certain examples of art, literature, speech or other acts considered by some to be sacrilegious or blasphemous. The extent to which this tension has not been… …

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  • 52Identification in Burkean rhetoric — Identification is a key term for the discussion of rhetoric in Kenneth Burke A Rhetoric of Motives, in which he uses it to evaluate the traditional perception of rhetoricas persuasion. Essentially, Burke suggests that whenever someone attempts to …

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  • 53Community Legal Centre — Community Legal Centres (CLCs) are independent organisations aiming to advance legal–and, by extension, social and political–equality by making the law accessible to the poor and otherwise marginalised in Australia. They provide legal advice to… …

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  • 54Semipelagianism — • A doctrine of grace advocated by monks of Southern Gaul at and around Marseilles after 428 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Semipelagianism     Semipelagianism      …

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  • 55Criticism of advertising — Advertising is a form of communication intended to persuade an audience to purchase or take some action upon products, ideals, or services. While advertising can be seen as necessary for economic growth, it is not without social costs.… …

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  • 56locution, circumlocution — Locution means a style of speech, a manner of oral expression, phraseology, a particular form of expression : The locution of native born speakers differs from that of immigrants. The locution of deaf persons sometimes seems strained and awkward …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 57periphrases — pe·riph·ra·sis || pÉ™ rɪfrÉ™sɪs n. indirect speech, circumlocution; indirect expression, expression phrased in a roundabout manner …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 58periphrasis — pe·riph·ra·sis || pÉ™ rɪfrÉ™sɪs n. indirect speech, circumlocution; indirect expression, expression phrased in a roundabout manner …

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  • 59circumlocution — n. Periphrasis, periphrase, circuit or compass of words, indirect expression, roundabout mode of speech, involved expression …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 60periphrasis — pe•riph•ra•sis [[t]pəˈrɪf rə sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses [[t] ˌsiz[/t]] 1) the use of a verbose or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution 2) an expression phrased in this way 3) gram. a) the use of two or more words instead of an inflected word to …

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