Metaphor is not only a rhetorical means, but also a cognitive tool.

隐喻不仅是一种修辞手段，而且还是一种认知工具。

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Metaphor is not only a kind of rhetorical means but also a mode of human thinking.

隐喻不仅是一种修辞手段，还是人类思维的方式。

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New meanings are produced through either rhetorical means or non-rhetorical means.

其产生新义的途径可以分为修辞法和非修辞法两类；

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Yet while there is broad rhetorical agreement, conversations about the means of action are less clear.

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