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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.
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'''Examples of Aposiopesis'''
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"If you weren't family...!"
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"Why, I oughtta...!"
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"One of these days...!"
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