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Aug 25, 2022Liked by Billionaire Psycho

A nifty trick to make the trick-less nifty. Thanks for the education! Didn't know there was a name for this but I've seen it everywhere, as made obvious by your expansive selection of quotes.

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Jan 8, 2023Liked by Billionaire Psycho

for my next post on Nicomachean Exhortations, I'm looking to apply this.

'Those who listen to do, do well to listen.'

anybody here have better variations on this? I feel like its not clear enough yet. I'm trying to express that those that have the capability to act on wisdom are those that benefit in learning wisdom

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Jan 5, 2023Liked by Billionaire Psycho

May be of interest: Old testament scholars apply chiasmus to stories there. Not on verses but on whole stories. Often the middle verse has a key turming point.

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Aug 11, 2022Liked by Billionaire Psycho

Excellent. When are you coming back on twitter?

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Learn Chiasmus to become better writers, and in time, our writing will improve through the use of Chiasmus.

Thanks, I hate it!

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