Subject: *Far too much truth in many of these Paraprosdokians Paraprosdokians *Far too much truth in many of these.* A *paraprosdokian* is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. �I asked God for a ..