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I'm not writing a technical paper and I refuse to write like what you're suggesting. It's just a rhetorical device!
> It's just a rhetorical device!

It's a rhetorical device that I have yet to see used to good effect. The kind of rhetorical device that undercuts the argument rather than strengthens it.

your claim would be suspect with only 1 nine, given the evidence. Like, the guy failed spectacularly.
You're so caught up in irrelevant details like a rhetorical device that you've missed that this guy's fund is up 80% for the year and his investors are having a GREAT year. Worth reflecting on.