Paraprosdokian

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part?

It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect.

The following are paraprosdokians:

 If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong. 

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

   

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad..  

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

 

Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.

 

I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.

 

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

 

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

 
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