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tautology
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A woman bride and her groom sit down to a wedding feast of jumbo shrimp. The band is taking a break and there is deafening silence as the best man stands to toast the happy couple. The tautology is clearly

a.) Jumbo shrimp—a thing can't be shrimp(y) and jumbo at the same time.

b.) Woman bride—in which 'woman' is an instance of needless repetition.

c.) Deafening silence—silence is too quiet to be deafening.

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