Tapinosis (ta-pi-no’-sis): Giving a name to something which diminishes it in importance.
The so-called “fiscal cliff” is actually a fiscal curb. If we go over the fiscal curb, we’ll drive off the road to prosperity.
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Definition courtesy of: “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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