Missourian
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Another blind partisan who doesn't get it.
Another liberal who doesn't understand the usage of hyperbole.
Hyperbole Examples for Children
If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die.
They won't actually die if they don't get a Smartphone. In truth, the worst that will happen is they will be disappointed.
Old Mr. Smith has been teaching here since the Stone Age.
The stone age ended over 11,000 years ago...Mr. Smith has not been teaching that long.
He was skinny enough to jump through a keyhole.
I ate so much at Thanksgiving, I must weigh more than a whale.
They won't actually die if they don't get a Smartphone. In truth, the worst that will happen is they will be disappointed.
The stone age ended over 11,000 years ago...Mr. Smith has not been teaching that long.
A standard keyhole is less than half an inch tall and 1/8th inch wide. No one is thin enough to traverse through a keyhole.
A blue whale weighs 420,000 pounds. The person making this statement does not weigh 420,000 pounds after eating dinner.
Read more at Examples of Hyperbole for Kids
Hope this helps further your understanding of the concept of hyperbole. Glad I was here to help.
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Feel free to inform me what flavor of fallacy this is...I'll be disappointed if you don't.
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