Rhetorical Devices: Practice

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A statement that sounds logical but that contradicts itself. A literary paradox may be possible while still sounding contradictory.

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Paradox

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

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Syntax

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a writer of a book, article, or report

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Author

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the people who watch or listen to a public event, television or radio program

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Audience

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A repeated grammatical pattern

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Parallel Structure

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“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.” -Gandhi This is an example of a(n)...

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paradox

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Identify the paradox: Whose turn is it?, Robert carefully built a model of the ship., Remember to take out the trash., If you want peace, you must prepare for war.

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If you want peace, you must prepare for war.

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"I can resist anything but temptation." - Oscar Wilde

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It's a paradox

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Allusion

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Referring to a well-known person, novel, or institution

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Rhetorical questions

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A question that has an obvious answer, only used to further an argument