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admonition

People can tell others to do or not do something {admonition}.

apology

regretful note {apology}.

aspersion

disparagement {aspersion}.

bombast

high-sounding but ridiculous expression {bombast}.

brickbat

criticism {brickbat}.

calumny

falsely attributing trait or action to damage reputation {calumny}|.

casuistry

Arguing cases {casuistry}| can show how it is not against religious or state law.

catcall

derisive or disapproving expression {catcall}.

conjecture

hypothesis {conjecture}.

contumely

hurtful expression {contumely}.

conundrum

problem or riddle {conundrum}.

critique

formal criticism {critique, literature}.

denunciation

Expressions {denunciation} can state that people have done wrong.

diatribe

long denunciation {diatribe}.

dogma

People can espouse simple ideas {dogma}.

drivel

uninformative expression {drivel}.

epithet

derogatory name {epithet}|.

expletive

profane or vulgar exclamation {expletive}.

harangue

long emotional speech {harangue}.

incantation

charms and spells {incantation}.

invective

Words can denounce something {invective}.

malediction

curse {malediction}.

obituary

Life summaries {obituary} can be published after death.

oratory

oration style {oratory}.

polemic

argument {polemic}|.

pornography

obscene literature {pornography}|.

prescript

rule {prescript}.

prescription

doctor's drug order {prescription, medicine}.

query

search question or keyword {query}.

rap

Expressions {rap} can be about immediate feelings and ideas.

rebuttal

answering argument points {rebuttal}.

recitation expression

expressing from memory {recitation, speech}.

rejoinder

reply to reply {rejoinder}.

retraction

recanting {retraction}.

rhetorical question

Speakers can pose and answer questions {rhetorical question}|.

rhubarb expression

argument {rhubarb, argument}.

riddle question

Questions {riddle} can suggest objects or situations using metaphorical clues.

rote

People can recite from memory {rote}, without thinking.

sarcasm

ironic or mocking expression {sarcasm}.

scuttlebutt

gossip {scuttlebutt}.

siren song

enticing or alluring expression {siren song}.

snow job

Persuasion {snow job} can use deception and flattery.

sophistry

People can use logic or reasoning to reach questionable conclusions {sophistry}.

stricture

criticism {stricture}.

suggestion

advice {suggestion}.

tirade

emotional speech {tirade}.

travesty literature

Words can trivialize important or heroic thing {travesty, literature} {low burlesque}.

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