👉 Counterexaggeration is a rhetorical device used in writing to emphasize a point or to make a point more strong than it actually is. It involves using words that are not true, but are meant to be so powerful that they lead readers to believe otherwise. For example, if you were trying to argue that "all humans are capable of stealing," you could say something like: "The evidence shows that some people are indeed capable of stealing." This statement is counterexaggerating the fact that there may
