Rhetorical Devices

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What is a rhetorical device?

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A rhetorical device is a technique used by speakers and writers to persuade, inform, or entertain an audience.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a rhetorical device that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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What is chiasmus?

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Chiasmus is a rhetorical device in which words or concepts are repeated in reverse order, often to create a memorable phrase.

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What is ethos?

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Ethos is a rhetorical appeal to credibility or character, used to persuade an audience by establishing trust.

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What is pathos?

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Pathos is a rhetorical appeal to emotion, used to persuade an audience by evoking feelings.

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What is logos?

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Logos is a rhetorical appeal to logic and reason, used to persuade an audience through facts and evidence.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is a literary device where the same initial consonant sound is repeated in a series of words.

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What is assonance?

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Assonance is a literary device that involves the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

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What is anaphora?

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Anaphora is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

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What is rhetoric?

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Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, often using figures of speech and other compositional techniques.