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'''Reiteration''' is a literary and [[rhetoric]]al device of repetition, often used in methods of [[Education|pedagogy]], in [[jurisprudence]], [[law]] and [[politics]], and in "[[preachology]]", for emphasis and for effect; to '''reiterate''' is merely to repeat. It is a tool which can be used to good or bad effect.
The word is from ''re-'' again + ''iterate'', [[Latin]] ''iteratus'', past participle of ''iterare'' to repeat—''to reiterate'' is literally to repeat again and again, over and over, repeatedly.
[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]], preachers, and missionaries, primarily task themselves with a mission to reiterate the truths of God's revelation of Himself in the work of salvation by the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection and ascension of [[Jesus Christ]], and in demonstrations of the truth and accuracy of the [[Bible]], and validity of [[Christianity|Christian]] [[worship]].
Reiteration improperly used is tedious and tendentious, often having the opposite of the intended effect of clarification and persuasion by wearying the audience; for example, in exhaustive repetition of advertising, and, in particular, political [[campaign]] ads to the point of [[antipathy]] and [[disgust]]. See [[Witnessing]] and [[Harassment]].
Reiteration is a common element in [[propaganda]], especially in claims made against Christian doctrine and worship. See [[Logical fallacy#Fallacy of assertion|Fallacy of assertion]] and [[Brainwashing]].
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The word is from ''re-'' again + ''iterate'', [[Latin]] ''iteratus'', past participle of ''iterare'' to repeat—''to reiterate'' is literally to repeat again and again, over and over, repeatedly.
[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]], preachers, and missionaries, primarily task themselves with a mission to reiterate the truths of God's revelation of Himself in the work of salvation by the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection and ascension of [[Jesus Christ]], and in demonstrations of the truth and accuracy of the [[Bible]], and validity of [[Christianity|Christian]] [[worship]].
Reiteration improperly used is tedious and tendentious, often having the opposite of the intended effect of clarification and persuasion by wearying the audience; for example, in exhaustive repetition of advertising, and, in particular, political [[campaign]] ads to the point of [[antipathy]] and [[disgust]]. See [[Witnessing]] and [[Harassment]].
Reiteration is a common element in [[propaganda]], especially in claims made against Christian doctrine and worship. See [[Logical fallacy#Fallacy of assertion|Fallacy of assertion]] and [[Brainwashing]].
[[category:Dictionary]]
[[category:Apologetics]]