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'''Aposiopesis''' is a [[rhetoric]]al device which involves a breaking-off of speech, frequently because of rising emotion. The speaker leaves the conclusion of the statement to the imagination of the audience. Aposiopesis is typically denoted with an [[ellipsis]] or a dash.
'''Examples of Aposiopesis'''
"If you weren't family...!"
"Why, I oughtta...!"
"One of these days...!"