...Post Chris Weigant Throughout the article are many rhetorical devices such as a hyperbole, dysphemism, and many others. The rhetorical devices throughout this article could be categorized by short phrases and ways that the author is trying to get his point across. However, there are also rhetorical devices used throughout the article that are just making assumptions on the topic. This article gets the point of the author across very clearly; I believe this is where the rhetorical devices he come in. by using all these diverse rhetorical devices it helps the writer to say what he wants and lets the reader to be more on his side of the issue at hand. For example, the authors’ statement that “my invitation must have gotten lost in the mail,” this is not an actual statement but is sarcasm in the paper creates a rhetorical device. This statement is considered an exaggeration because he is overstating or embellishes what he really means to say. Rhetorical devices if used in an accurate way are designed to convince a reader to agree with one side of an issue rather than the other. Each type of device gives a different effect and shows opinions or someone’s thoughts in different ways. So the author used these devices to show his point of view and to persuade his readers to agree with him. It is good to make your reader agree with you but also to show the other side of the issue as well. The author of this article used the rhetorical devices to persuade the reader to his side but also...
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...Ishmaeal Beah quite frequently uses rhetorical questions. His intention with the use of these rhetorical questions is to coax or subtly induce the audience. It is a question asked not for the answer, but for the effect. Oftentimes, he uses a rhetorical question to accentuate a point or just to get the audience thinking. For the most part these questions are not asked for a direct answer; instead they are questions roaming his mind and are then written onto paper. For example, he says, “Why have I survived the war? Why was I the last person in my immediate family to be alive?” (179). And then he goes on to saying, “How was I going to explain my sadness which I am unable to hide as it takes over my face, to my new family, especially children?...
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...titles, “The People-First Critic Stereotypes The Environmentalists” and “The Environmentalist Stereotypes The People-First Critic”, alluding to the similarity of the arguments presented in the two passages. The first few lines of each passage are dedicated to name-calling and revealing the other side’s intentions and agendas, which both consist of gaining political power. The invective used attacks on both sides, almost making the passage a diatribe. This can be seen in situations whereby the environmentalists call the conservatives “worst bunch of hypocrites”, while the opposing side repeatedly calls the environmentalists “wackos”. Regardless of the right or the left wing, each passage accuses the other of having a “hidden agenda”. Another rhetorical device used by Wilson to reveal the uselessness of the arguments is bathos; towards the end of the first passage, property owners are exalted people who “know their own land”, are caring towards animals and plants, and are the “real grass roots” of the country. Capitalism is also stated as what is best for the environment. Wilson reveals the irony in both arguments that while both the environmentalists and conservatives revile each other, they ultimately accuse the other of the same crime, which is to gain political power and take over lands. Wilson also makes great use of hyperbole throughout the two passages to amplify the illogical cases made...
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...set the stage for the revolutionary action to take place; the murder of the emperor, Julius Caesar. The scheming Cassius, praising Decius, and dedicated Antony all use a labyrinthine combination of rhetorical devices and modes of persuasion to coerce their victims into their desires of either the death of Caesar or the condemnation of the conspirators....
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...An important letter-one that convicts, encourages, reprimands, persuades-is not an important letter because of words written, or the above average vocabulary, but rather what makes it important is the heart behind the words, and the tone of the voice speaking the vocabulary; rhetorical devices. Boldly, rhetorical devices are what makes a letter an “important” letter. A message can possibly be crossed without them, but rhetorical devices are what give the message its meaning. One example of rhetorical devices furthering an argument past just words is the letter, “The Crisis”, written by the influential Thomas Paine, using aphorisms, juxtaposition, and rhetorical questions. Thomas Paine uses the aphorism twice in his letter to the colonists....
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...In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention”(1775), Patrick Henry convinced colonist to start a war against Britain by using rhetorical devices. Henry used imagery to help him persuade and show the colonist that they were shutting their eyes to what the British were doing. He used allusion to emphasize that the colonist were being blinded by comparing them to other people in a famous story they knew. Henry used parallelism to emphasize his point by repeating what he said. He also used rhetorical questions so that he could give the colonist a question they would know the answer to and also so they could think about it. Henry used many rhetorical devices and in the end they helped him convince the colonist to go to war against Britain. Patrick...
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...not a torture technique that involves forced simulated drowning. Less remarkable, perhaps, but possibly more relevant for most of us, we’ve heard the term “downsized” used when someone is fired or laid off. “Ethnic cleansing” covers everything from deportation to genocide. What we have to say may be important, but the words we choose to say it with can be equally important. The examples just given are cases of a certain type of linguistic coercion—an attempt to get us to adopt a particular attitude toward a subject that, if described differently, would seem less attractive to us. Words have tremendous persuasive power, or what we have called their rhetorical force or emotive meaning—their power to express and elicit images, feelings, and emotional associations. In the next few chapters, we examine some of the most common rhetorical techniques used to affect people’s attitudes, opinions, and behavior. Rhetoric refers to the study of persuasive writing. As we use the term, it denotes a broad category of linguistic techniques people use Moore−Parker: Critical Thinking, Ninth Edition 5. Persuasion Through Rhetoric: Common Devices and...
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...objective in reaching a final conclusion of Karla, one that is not admirable. It is difficult to imagine, from my point of view, that someone would defend Karla for the crimes she is convicted of. However, these people do exist and Rosie DiManno makes it her objective in this essay to show Karla’s true colours. She explains Karla’s actions, interprets and then criticizes them to allow the audience to realize Ms. Teale’s underlying intentions. I feel Rosie makes this point clear through her use of rhetorical questions to mock, ridicule and demonstrate Karla’s lack of sentiment. An example of this literary device is seen through the quotation “It’s Karla Leanne Teale who petitioned the warden at the Joliette Institution for escorted day passes, ostensibly designed to ease her gradually from prison to freedom before her mandatory release… Does that speak to the sentiments that might still exist in Karla’s treacherous heart?” (DiManno). I believe this use of a rhetorical question emphasizes the author’s point about how unremorseful...
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...the sportsmanship of the game. Writer uses some persuasive techniques like inclusive language, generalisation and rhetorical questions to emphasize his contention. At the bottom of the article, a visual image also been used to support his view. Reading through the whole article, many inclusive phrases are used by the writer, which can invite the readers to follow and join the way of writer’s thinking. “We all remember that Olympic runner…that was truly heroic!” In this phrase, a famous example of sportsmanship is used here, but by using the phrase “we all remember” is for reminding the audience of this example and link to the contention of that, sportsmanship in the game is more than win and lose. “We don’t want a repetition if this stuff around here”, before this phrase, a negative example has been shown, so using the inclusive language “we all…” writer put himself stand with the readers to criticise the unappropriated behaviours of parents during the game. By using these exclusive language, writer can lead the audience to think with him effectively and agree more with that the sportsmanship in a game is more important. In the middle of the article, a rhetorical question sentence is also been used to convince the reader that young people would learn more sportsmanship by accepting the losing. “Isn’t good sportsmanship a model of life?” By using this rhetorical question, writer tries to manipulate the reader to agree with the idea that sportsmanship is more important. For...
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...wife. The story being told is of the relationship between the Duke and former Duchess. Browning adopts numerous narrative techniques. Browning uses the form of a dramatic monologue to help the story progress. For instance 'That's my Last Duchess' shows that there is one speculator although there is an implied audience. The effect of this is that it shows that the poem tells a story that consists of much more than the words spoken by the one giving the monologue. To evaluate, the dramatic monologue makes it engaging with the reader. Additionally, Browning uses rhetorical questions as part of form to help tell the story. For example, 'Who'd stoop to blame..' is a clear example of the Duke trying to persuade his audience. The effect is that it reveals more about the Duke's character as the rhetorical question reinforces the impression that the Duke is haughty and self-important. To evaluate, Browning uses rhetorical questions effectively, revealing more about his character. Browning uses a lexical field of jealousy, ownership, artistry and love in order to aid the progression of the story. For instance, 'my Last Duchess painted on the wall' shows that the Duchess is objectified. The effect of this is that it allows the reader to sympathise with the Duchess and forces the reader to think of the Duke in a negative manner. To evaluate, Browning uses lexical fields clearly to allow the audience to make a judgement on the characters. In addition, Browning uses descriptive language...
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...In this satirical article published in The Onion the author is satirizing the strategies used by companies to market products to attract its susceptible customers. Using several rhetorical devices to campaign its innovative, revolutionary product: MagnaSoles shoe inserts. Using the fictional MagnaSoles as a model, the article humorously mocks the strategies used by companies to market products. Using an exaggerated or sarcastic tone throughout, it gives the read a true taste of the tactics used in today’s customary advertising. The passage quotes doctors in the field of pseudoscience and uses false scientific nonsense as an appeal to authority, it’s main rhetorical device. Together, these rhetorical devices are used together with ethos and logos to give a hyperbolized version of a modern advertisement. By using phony complex diction, such as “pseudoscience”, “kilofrankels” and “biomagnetic”, terms that retains no existence in the science world. The Onion’s writer reveals the advertisers’ outrageous front shown in paragraph six and seven. Since “pseudoscience” is a resemblance to science based on misleading assumptions, thus leaving the question would one really want to purchase something that qualifies as “fake” or a “resemblance” to the real deal. As a matter of fact, Magnasoles are insoles and not a living organism, so producing a “biomagnetic field” (a phenomenon of magnetic fields produced by living organisms; it is a subset of bioelectromagnetism.) would simply be impossible...
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...In 2008, American author and journalist, Richard Louv wrote in his book, Last Child in the Woods, about the gap that has continuously been developing amongst people and nature as technology advances, overrunning humanity. Richard Louv expects that in the not so distant future, many of the younger generations will be so disconnected from nature that even looking outside a car window during a drive, would be quite bizarre. By utilizing testimonies that represent either the average technology-loving American or the modern transcendentalist, nostalgic imagery, and rhetorical questions he develops a well thought out argument about the severance between people and nature. After Louv learns about the advance science has reached, where altering the very color of a butterflies wings is now a luxury, that the science of synthetic nature has let Americans’ achieve, he comes across Matt Richtel, an American writer and journalist for the New York Times, who believes Americans have developed a new advertising medium, a medium that could captivate people’s attention much faster than any other traditional method, such as billboards and street benches. And although Richtel is correct to a certain extent, by implying he is right about how “moving ads out of the virtual world and into the real one” is something that is currently taking place, however, Louv suggests that such a form of advertisement is not even worth looking at. Louv quoting Richtel’s ridiculous statement where he claims “It’s time...
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...cinematic, and Bragg exemplifies an awareness of time. “All Over but the Shoutin'” is a haunting memoir about the struggle of accepting a parent who has abandoned his own flesh and blood. It emphasizes on both personal history and on the historical context in which the events took place. The memoir hooks the reader and peaks their interest, further forcing them into inquiring for more. The author recalls when, as a teenager, he paid a final visit to his dying father. He explained how hard it was visiting him for the first and last time since he left, and how difficult it was to confront his abandonment. Through strong diction and tone, rhetorical devices, and the conflict shown, Bragg displays the theme of being trapped between forgiving and hating his father. Before Bragg allows the reader to fully...
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...ironies as those produced by transposing a Yankee to King Arthur’s Court). It seems clear when retracing the development of Twain’s style through his career that his use of irony—always one of his key rhetorical devices—becomes increasingly heavy- handed the older and the angrier he became. Huck’s “failure” is innocent; that of the con- gregation in “The War-Prayer” is not. Albert Bigelow Paine quotes Twain as writing on New Year’s Eve 1900-01: A GREETING FROM THE NINETEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY I bring you the stately nation named Christendom, returning, bedraggled, besmirched, and dishonored, from pirate raids in Kiao-Chou, Manchuria, South Africa, and the Phil- ippines, with her soul full of meanness, her pocket full of boodle, and her mouth full of pious hypocrisies. Give her soap and a towel, but hide the looking-glass. (Europe xxxiv) Here, only the adjective “stately” tells us that the intended tone is irony, before Twain starts hammering home his point; and it is precisely the behavior of Christendom in the Philippines that would lead, in 1904-5, to the barely disguised fury that makes “The War- Prayer”’s irony so unsubtle. Unsubtle is not the same as ineffective, of course, but insidi- ousness usually serves irony better. It was still Twain’s only appropriate rhetorical device, however, given that irony is inherently dualistic: it says or implies one thing, it means another; it has a stated (often false) meaning, and a silent (true)...
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..."essentially unlike things" are shown to have a type of resemblance or create a new image. The similarities between the objects being compared may be implied rather than directly stated. Example: "Fog comes on little cat feet" An extended metaphor is metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences. Example: "The sky steps out of her daywear/Slips into her shot-silk evening dress./An entourage of bats whirr and swing at her hem, ...She's tried on every item in her wardrobe." Onomatopoeia is a word designed to be an imitation of a sound. Example: “Bark! Bark!” went the dog as he chased the car that vroomed past. Personification is the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure. Example: "Because I could not stop for Death,/He kindly stopped for me;/The carriage held but just ourselves/And Immortality." Dickinson portrays death as a carriage driver. An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which a pair of opposite or contradictory terms is used together for emphasis. Examples: Organized chaos, Same difference, A paradox is a statement or proposition which is self-contradictory, unreasonable, or illogical. Example: This statement is a lie. Hyperbole is a figure of...
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