LessonsDeparture from Expected Expression: Overt Nouns, Pronouns and Rhetorical PurposeQuiz

Conversely, a form may present something already known as remarkably hidden or difficult to recognize in a certain respect. This is a claim of extreme obscurity. The listener is invited to reconsider a subject that should perhaps have been clear.

Rhetorical claimIts central force
Complete manifestnessPresents the absent or abstract as if present
Extreme obscurityTreats the known as difficult to discern in some respect

Neither construction changes external reality. The speaker changes how the subject is made mentally available, and context must guide the classification.

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Claiming extreme obscurity

Departure from Expected Expression: Overt Nouns, Pronouns and Rhetorical Purpose

Conversely, a form may present something already known as remarkably hidden or difficult to recognize in a certain respect. This is a claim of extreme obscurity. The listener is invited to reconsider a subject that should perhaps have been clear.

Rhetorical claimIts central force
Complete manifestnessPresents the absent or abstract as if present
Extreme obscurityTreats the known as difficult to discern in some respect

Neither construction changes external reality. The speaker changes how the subject is made mentally available, and context must guide the classification.