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<p>A <b>paraprosdokian</b> , or <b>par'hyponoian</b>, is a <a href="page.php?w=figure_of_speech">figure of speech</a> in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an <a href="page.php?w=Climax_%28rhetoric%29">anticlimax</a>. For this reason, it is extremely popular among <a href="page.php?w=comedian">comedian</a>s and <a href="page.php?w=satirist">satirist</a>s,</p><p>
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