Rhetorical Devices

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What is an example of an instance serving for illustration of an argument?

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Examples, facts, statistics.

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What is a question that is asked without expecting an answer?

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Rhetorical question.

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What is a brief account of an interesting event or a story?

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Anecdote.

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What is the repetition of successive lines in separate sentences or phrases in a text?

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Anaphora.

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What term describes when writers or speakers draw on the emotions of the reader or audience?

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Pathos.

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What is the term for a statement that expresses a general truth or principle?

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Aphorism.

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What rhetorical device involves addressing someone or something that is not present?

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Apostrophe.

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What is the use of language that appeals to the senses?

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Imagery.

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What is the term for a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

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Allusion.

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What is the term for the credibility or ethical appeal of the speaker?

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Ethos.