Assertion: contradiction's negation | /r/HasProperty | strengthened to semantic or virtual contrary
Facets:
value: through such processes as litotes
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In addition, there is a widespread pragmatically motivated tendency for a formal contradictory negation to be strengthened to a semantic or virtual contrary through such processes as litotes (“I don't like prunes” conveying that I dislike prunes) and so-called neg(ative) raising (“I don't think that Φ” conveying “