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Exaggeration is a representation of something in an excessive manner. ==General== Exaggeration can be a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression. Amplifying achievements, obstacles and problems to seek attention is an everyday occurrence〔Daniel Goleman, ''Emotional Intelligence'' (London 1996) p. 113.〕 Inflating the difficulty of achieving a goal after attaining it, can be used to bolster self-esteem.〔Beth Azar (All puffed up ) Monitor on Psychology June 2007, Vol 38, No. 6.〕 In the arts, exaggerations are used to create emphasis or effect. As a literary device, exaggerations is often used in poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Definition of Hyperbole )〕 Many times the usages of hyperbole describes something as better or worse than it really is.〔http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbole〕 An example of hyperbole is: "The bag weighed a ton." Hyperbole makes the point that the bag was very heavy, though it probably does not weigh a ton.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Hyperbole )〕 Exaggerating is also a type of deception,〔Guerrero, L., Anderson, P., Afifi, W. (2007). Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.〕 as well as a means of malingering - magnifying small injuries or discomforts as an excuse to avoid responsibilities.〔R. Rogers ''Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception'' 3rd Edition, Guilford, 2008. ISBN 1-59385-699-7〕 Alarmism is excessive or exaggerated alarm about a real or imagined threats 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「exaggeration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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