Merismus (mer-is’-mus): The dividing of a whole into its parts.
Rep. Greene’s trustworthiness can be divided into three parts: (1) Liar; (2) Prevaricator; and (3) Mythomaniac. Yep, she’s three times as full of crap as a mentally stable person.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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