"Paradeigma (Greek: \u03C0\u03B1\u03C1\u03B1\u03B4\u03B5\u03B9\u03B3\u03BC\u03B1) is a Greek term that refers to a pattern, example or sample. In rhetoric, a paradeigma is used to compare the situation of the audience to a similar past event, like a parable. It offers counsel on how the audience should act."@en .