Question

which figure of speech is used in this text? for the time being, certainly, it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations (squealer always spoke of it as a
eadjustment,\ never as a
eduction\)... —george orwell, animal farm euuphemism oxymoron

Explanation:

A euphemism is a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered harsh or blunt. Here, "readjustment" is used instead of "reduction" to make the ration cut sound less negative. An oxymoron combines contradictory terms, which isn't the case here.

Answer:

euphemism