Browsing by Author "Abdul-Rahman, Alfie"

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    • An Empirical Study on Using Visual Embellishments in Visualization 

      Borgo, Rita; Abdul-Rahman, Alfie; Mohamed, Farhan; Grant, Philip W.; Reppa, Irene; Floridi, Luciano; Chen, Min (2012-12)
      In written and spoken communications, figures of speech (e. g., metaphors and synecdoche) are often used as an aid to help convey abstract or less tangible concepts. However, the benefits of using rhetorical illustrations ...