Comparative illusion

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA kind of comparative sentence that superficially seems acceptable but actually has no clear meaning. Example: "More people have been to Russia than I have."

Synonyms

verisimilitude liar's paradox comparative case standard of comparison megalocomparison mixed metaphor false equivalence comparand counterfactual comparativeness reconstructed language comparativist

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