"#95 is the fastest car, he is winning the race."
Synecdoche-a whole is represented by one of its parts (genus named for species) or vice versa
"The spicy does not taste good on my tongue."
Tautologia-repetition of the same idea in different ways, but (often) in a way that is wearisome or unnecessary.
"I don't eat chili because it is too spicy and George says that he doesn't like it either."
Chiasmus-repetition of ideas in inverted order
"We should go outside after we have dessert. So, no more bites of chili but we should have chocolate, and then go outside. Yeah!"
Litotes-deliberate understatement, often expressing a thought by denying its opposite.
"We should not have chili again for a while. Maybe next year."
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