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Affirmations or positive polarity items (PPIs) are expressions that are rejected by negation, usually escaping the scope of negation. [4] PPIs in the literature have been associated with speaker oriented adverbs, as well as expressions similar to some, already, and would rather. [4] Affirmative sentences work in opposition to negations.
In rhetoric, litotes (/ l aɪ ˈ t oʊ t iː z, ˈ l aɪ t ə t iː z /, US: / ˈ l ɪ t ə t iː z /), [1] also known classically as antenantiosis or moderatour, is a figure of speech and form of irony in which understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often incorporating double negatives for effect.
Yes and no, or similar word pairs, are expressions of the affirmative and the negative, respectively, in several languages, including English.Some languages make a distinction between answers to affirmative versus negative questions and may have three-form or four-form systems.
A double negative is a construction occurring when two forms of grammatical negation are used in the same sentence. This is typically used to convey a different shade of meaning from a strictly positive sentence ("You're not unattractive" vs "You're attractive").
"Affirm your own feelings, needs and desires," Dr. Schiff says. "Replace negative self-talk with positive self-affirmations in order to build a stronger sense of self-worth. Journal your ...
The logical quality of a proposition is whether it is affirmative (the predicate is affirmed of the subject) or negative (the predicate is denied of the subject). Thus "every man is a mortal" is affirmative, since "mortal" is affirmed of "man". "No men are immortals" is negative, since "immortal" is denied of "man". [1]
Trump’s administration has promised to slash mortgage rates and home prices by instituting mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and easing federal regulations around building and land use.
"We affirm that such plans are capable of igniting the region," he told Reuters on Monday. When Trump introduced his proposals last week, including one for the U.S. to take over Gaza, he drew ...