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    1. Who is the audience of this argument? Answer: The audience of this argument is all type persons who use the social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter etc. There is a tendency to partner social networking with Facebook, mainly in light of the fact that it is the greatest and most prevalent online social media network, and as a result of the motion picture called the social network. This article expands the dimensions of that conviction a little to demonstrate how the online social…

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    ashes . Many Americans were speechless watching the flames, the collapse, and the destroyed towns. Everyone was in disbelief because the terrorists just wanted to take their life away in order to kill the people around. Then he began to state rhetorical questions, “How can one go on working,…

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    Keller uses a series of rhetorical questions such as, “Chris! You … you think you know her pretty good?” Keller is raising doubts in Chris’s and the audience’s minds about Ann and the fact that she might be associated with her brother and her father to ruin the Kellers. When Keller asks the question the playwright uses a dramatic pause to show that Keller is hesitant and that he is thinking if this is an appropriate question. Another rhetorical question is, “She doesn’t hold anything against…

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    We Can’t All Be Math Nerds and Science Geeks, Fareed Zakaria uses statistics, rhetorical questions, and hyperboles to convey how society is obsessed with STEM; he argues about how intricate it’ll be for America to be creative. Zakaria’s position is strong, and the strength of his argument is persuasive because of the rhetorical devices he applies to express his opinion about STEM. Zakaria uses one or more rhetorical modes to address the situation with the superfluous of STEM and America’s…

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    toward Caesar and were traitors. The effectiveness and ineffectiveness of both Antonys and Brutus’s speech to the people are conveyed through the tone and literary and rhetorical devices throughout the speeches. During Brutus’s speech he is effective in persuading the people by using the literacy devices such as rhetorical questions, faulty reasoning, and finally loaded…

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    On my poster, I used a rhetorical question towards Scout and whether or not she will be able to handle the trial and the changes it has caused in her life. I used a rhetorical question to catch the reader's eye and make them wonder what will happen next for Scout .In Chapter chapter 9, Scout states “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more, I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off I…

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    If you look hard enough, rhetorical devices can be fun. Logos, Ethos, and Pathos, the three techniques of Rhetoric, are most often associated with boring essays and annoying television ads. Quite often, these assumptions are true. But if you open your mind, the art and science of speech can be used for entertainment. For instance, all three of the techniques of Rhetoric can be used to build up towards the punch line of a joke. Even storywriters use Rhetoric to get you invested in the characters…

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    prime example, although not the central focus of the song. With various interpretations and subjective relatability, the true meaning of “Hood” is still able to shine through, especially with Hadreas’s use of rhetorical devices and artistic decisions that enhance the audience experience. Rhetorical devices are used throughout the song and the video in order to help Hadreas get his…

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    In her search for intellectual fulfillment, she is fascinated by the vicar, whose experiences and worldliness are beyond her scope of understanding, and resolves to achieve greater knowledge of the world. Lawrence employs juxtaposition and rhetorical questions to establish the woman's plight and capture her curiosity of the world outside her farming community. Furthermore, the usage of anaphora emphasizes her desire for new opportunities and experiences. By employing…

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    their audience, many do so by using rhetorical strategies. A rhetorical device is a way to convey meaning or to persuade. Rhetorical strategies are found in every piece of writing but we generally do not realize it. In the speeches by Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, they use rhetorical strategies to convey their messages. In Tim O’Brien’s book The Things They Carried, rhetorical devices are found throughout his writing. Between these three different texts, rhetorical devices such as similes,…

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