Richard_Kennaway comments on Pascal’s Muggle: Infinitesimal Priors and Strong Evidence

[Richard_Kennaway]

That hyperbole one.
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I agree that this notion is actually very underspecified

Using “a tad” to mean “very” is understatement, not hyperbole.

[ygert]

Using “a tad” to mean “very” is understatement, not hyperbole.

One could call it hypobole.

[Paul Crowley]

Specifically, litotes.