An Oxymoron is an expression that seems to conflict with itself. Military Intelligence as an example.?
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"Military intelligence" is not really an oxymoron.  It is just called that, in order to make comments about the military.  A real oxymoron is a figure of speech like "thundering silence," used to describe an event colorfully.  In other words, some phrases like Microsoft Works, which is just a brand name, and not originally intended to describe anything in a fancy way, can be "forced" into the oxymoron category, in colloquial speaking, for the humorous effect.\n\nAn interesting, farther out, apparent "oxymoron," is the old Chevy Nova, which in Spanish means, "Chevy doesn't go."
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Good news if true. The people in the military not on a neocon string have been asking for it for years.\n\nRummy is part of the American axis* of evil.\n\n*Should be a different word, descriptive of beasts with long ears that go "hee-haw", but some airhead would complain that it was invective, that being the only use of the word they are familiar with.
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People involved in science would consider the phrase "genuine astrologer" to be an oxymoron.
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"Intelligent Bush Supporter" ...that would fall under oxymoron
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I think that's what you call an OXYMORON
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QUOTE:\n\n"It seems to me that these high profile illegal immigration supporters are trying to re-define our language..."\n\nSpot on, buddy !\n\nLanguage shapes thought.  Propagandists have used this subtle craft to effect throughout history.\n\nGet educated about this age-old problem, it may surprise.\n\nExamples I could use are politically incorrect here.\n\nhttp://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6303
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no, its hypocritical. oxy moron is 2 opposite words used together like "jumbo shrimp"
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The best examples are probably in the "too too solid flesh" soliloquy.  There the distinction between earthly things and heavenly things, and the distinction between King Hamlet and Claudius.  Also, when Prince Hamlet is addressing Yorick's skull, he draws comparisons between living and dying
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Its not oxymoronic, its hyppocritical and ironic. I think it would be fair to say that the religion that has started the magority of the fights over religion is the Christians.  For example they marched thousands of miles to the "holy land" and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Muslums and burned infants on crosses and then claimed Jerusalem as their own private property. Take a look at all of the fighting in the Middle East between the Palistinians and the Israelies and tell me how you think that all started. IT WAS THE CHRISTIANS!
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Do you mean ad hominem?\nAppealing to one's prejudice, emotions, or special interests rather than answering an argument\nThis is similar to the other answer, only the spelling of ad hominem is different.
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That is an oxymoron, unless I am incorrect in my definition of a religion.
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Great question. \n\nbolt to secure in place OR to dash away suddenly\nclip to fasten together OR to cut apart\ndust to clean OR to sprinkle with dust\nweather to withstand OR to wear away\n\nThis type of word is called an auto-antonym or contronym or contranym. Also called antagonym, Janus word or self-antonym.\n\nThis idea is known as enantionymy or "antilogy.\n\nCheers!
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I would have guessed it was a charge someone made up as a goof, but...(GASP!)...I WAS WRONG! (<I'm usually never wrong.)\n\n\n1. To seize and carry away by force. 2. To rape; violate. 3. To overwhelm with emotion; enrapture. See synonyms at enrapture.
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#1: The word 'oppostions' does not exist. Next time, check your spelling before you submit your question.\n\n#2: Even if you're asking about 'oppositions'; it has many meanings, which one do you mean? \n\n#3: Assuming you meant oppositions=enemy/foe, then the opposite of it is ally/friend.
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Not sure if this is what you mean, but there is a literary device called 'bathos', from the Greek for 'deep'.\nThis is used when someone speaking in a very formal register suddenly drops into a very coarse, informal register- usually slang. This is most commonly used for comic effect (arguably ...;-)). For example:\n\n"I resepectfully submit, Your Honour, that this reprobate be incarcerated for as long as the law will allow, as he is a complete dickwit"\n\nA very poor example and, yes, not funny; but you get the gist...
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Clash of personalities.
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PETA / THINK \n\nThat"s an oxymoron