Anadiplosis is...

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repeating a word from the end of the previous phrase or clause in the beginning of the subsequent phrase or clause.
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a type of logical fallacy that can undermine the credibility of an author or speaker.
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the expansion of a statement.
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a pair of statements in which the second acts in opposition to the first.
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Anadiplosis is the rhetorical device of repeating a word from the end of one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next phrase or clause. For example, in the phrase "Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering," the word "anger" is anadiplosis.