Rhetorical Devices in Found |
Purpose of Rhetoric and other forms |
Appeal to Logo
Appeal to Ethos Rhetorical Question Parallelism Metaphors |
Purpose of Rhetoric: the technique of using language, in written or spoken form, of various methods to persuade or convince an audience to get a point across or idea.
It is deprived today fro Latin and Greek roots, which boil down to "art of an orator" Other Rhetoric Devices: Nostalgia: desire or wish to return back to a desired time, used to bring back memories the reader might be fond of or cherish. Syntax: way words are put together to form a phrase in order to help the reader to perceive the writing. Begging the question: to evade or avoid the real problem, used to hide the ugly truth possible from the public on something government related. Irony: difference of what was expected in a situation or statement to what actually happened, usually is used to be humorous when using words to imply the opposite of their real meaning. Foil: person or thing that seems better by contrasting it *Citations can be found on our citations page* |