DeviceExpectationActual result
Praise via seeming blameA fault will followAnother virtue appears
Blame via seeming praiseA merit will followAnother fault appears
Grammatical clue: Both may use exception-like constructions, but “illa” and “ghayr” alone are not enough for classification. The rhetorical effect depends on whether the exception's actual meaning praises or censures.
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Semantic Embellishments II: Gathering, Differentiation, Division, Hyperbole, and Further Devices
DeviceExpectationActual result
Praise via seeming blameA fault will followAnother virtue appears
Blame via seeming praiseA merit will followAnother fault appears
Grammatical clue: Both may use exception-like constructions, but “illa” and “ghayr” alone are not enough for classification. The rhetorical effect depends on whether the exception's actual meaning praises or censures.