| Figure Name | heterogenium |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | |
| Etymology | None |
| Type | Chroma |
| Linguistic Domain | |
| Definition |
Avoiding an issue by changing the subject to something different. Sometimes considered a vice. |
| Example |
Has our logging company endangered the spotted owl? I'll tell you what we've endangered: the unemployment rate in Oregon. |
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| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | |
| Notes | Should 'Vices' go as related figures? Seems to be too vague of a category. |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Claus Strommer |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |