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To all the words in the English language that describe ways to die (e.g., homicide, suicide, electrocution, suffocation, starvation) we add the term “spaghettification.”

In this excerpt, Tyson conveys his complex ideas by
introducing complicated terminology.
providing relevant statistics and figures.
relating the information to something familiar.
describing a personal experience.

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relating the information to something familiar.

He uses the familiar image/word “spaghettification” to make a complex astrophysical concept more accessible and vivid.