4 ms·Well, it's called "tautology" and it's a perfectly valid rhetorical device.by darkwater 6mo agoWell, it's called "tautology" and it's a perfectly valid rhetorical device.wazdra 6mo agoA tautology is a sentence vacuously true. This is called a pleonasm.gizajob 6mo agoWas about to post the same thing. It is indeed the under-appreciated pleonasm rather than a tautology.darkwater 6mo agoYes, mixed the two. Point stands though.