Correction for emphasisSourced
Replacing your own word can strengthen the statement
Epanorthosis is immediate, emphatic self-correction. A speaker might replace a quantity with a larger one to increase the force of a statement. The correction may be accidental or deliberate. A verbal step backward can become part of the emphasis.
The revision itself adds something to the delivery.
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