Question

When an author creates a paradox like "near miss", he is using a(n)?

Answer 1

When an author creates a paradox like "near miss", he is using an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a two-word paradox. It is a figure of speech that combined two opposing terms to make a paradoxical means by using a rhetorical effect.

Answer 2

Answer:

An oxymoron. An oxymoron is a two word paradox, examples near miss, seriously funny

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