Paradiastole

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Paradiastole, in a trope sense, (from Greek παραδιαστολή from παρά para "next to, alongside", and διαστολή diastole "separation, distinction") is the reframing of a vice as a virtue, often with the use of euphemism, for example, "Yes, I know it does not work all the time, but that is what makes it interesting." It is often used ironically. Paradiastole has been described as "the rhetorical technique of evaluative redescription – more popularly known as euphemism and dysphemism – designed to enlarge or reduce the moral significance of something". It can be distinguished from mere euphemism when a contrast is juxtaposed that has an aim to be tangibly optimistic, such as banally referring to manual labour as a "workout". In the popular adage within computer science, "It's not a bug; it's a feature!", the distinction is made both euphemistically and literally, as many features in software originated as bugs. In ethics, paradiastole takes the form of advice. For example, the aphorism "all that glitters is not gold" is an ironic illustration that although a thing may have some positive qualities, it may still be undesirable. In rhetoric, it forms a semantic argument (by asserting that a thing can be referred to using one precise term and not another, in order to establish a coherent point of reference). It can be compared with antithesis except that in paradiastole there is a contrast between two terms, not two ideas. In narrative, it can be contrasted with dramatic irony, in which characters for their part are unaware of there being a dichotomy; and it can contribute to direct characterization for the purpose of character development (for example, with the line “We’re a rescue team. Not assassins”, a character avows a set of priorities).