By utilizing the propaganda techniques of oversimplification‚ euphemism‚ faulty-cause-and-effect reasoning‚ and sheer basic manipulation of language‚ the pigs controlled the information presented to the animals and justified their own questionable actions. By controlling information and justifying actions‚ the pigs established
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Running head: IDENTIFYING RHETORICAL DEVICES Identifying Rhetorical Devices In Mario C. Boyd Author Affiliation Abstract What is a rhetorical device‚ and how rhetorical devices used. According to University of Phoenix Critical Thinking Glossary (2012) rhetoric is language used primarily to persuade or influence beliefs or attitudes rather than to prove logically. Rhetorical device are used every day by politicians‚ writers‚ sales people‚ and media. Rhetorical devices are used to speak
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Paula’s voice‚ in which the entire novel is related‚ combines convincing staccato storytelling‚ slangy working-class diction‚ frank revelations‚ and agonized reconstruction of the past in sometimes profane and often touching tones. Here Paula remembers her teenaged self‚ both attracted and repelled by the man she will so disastrously marry: He was a ride. It was the best way to describe him‚ from the first time I heard of him to the last time I saw him. He wasn’t‚t gorgeous. There was never anything
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How does the 1.7 Soliloquy deepen the audience’s understanding of Macbeth’s conflicted state of mind? POINT: Contrast of heaven and hell imagery EVIDENCE: “his virtues Will plead like angels‚ trumpet-tongued against the deep damnation of his taking-off”. EXPLANATION: Macbeth prefigures the spirit of Duncan to be associated with heaven‚ and his own actions (‘taking him off’) representative of the Devil‚ suggesting the unnaturalness of the action and the evil of Macbeth’s character. ANALYSIS/
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It is easy to look at an individual with a physical or mental disability and subconsciously devalue his or her existence. To express sympathy‚ society believes that it can justify its behavior by classifying these individuals with euphemisms such as “differently abled”. Nancy Mairs‚ however‚ is proud to be called a “cripple” as she demonstrates with her use of comparison and contrast‚ blunt diction‚ and confident tone‚ all of which explain why she truly believes that she falls under the “crippled”
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language we often use misuse figurative language and may make it more difficult for other to engage in productive thinking. There are ten (10) types of figurative language Idioms‚ Analogy‚ Metaphor‚ Simile‚ Cliché‚ Amphiboly‚ “Flame word‚” Hyperbole‚ Euphemism and Colloquialism. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ an idiom is defined as: peculiar to itself either grammatically (as no‚ it wasn’t me) or having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (as Monday week for
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about a "poisoned chalice‚" which leads to the opposite connotations: death as opposed to life‚ darkness as compared to light‚ evil instead of good. Macbeth shows that he still has a conscience through the way he delivers this soliloquy. His use of euphemisms shows his anguish at the thought of murder. The derogatory diction Macbeth distinctively uses like "bloody instructions"‚ "deep damnation" and "poisoned chalice" throughout the soliloquy is dark; suggesting Macbeth is aware that his murder would
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Analysis: the extract 5 illustrates how Obama attempts to establish an interpersonal relation with the nation by creating a sense of national-duty. And‚ based on the frequency with which the possessive determiner “our” is used suggests that his implied definition of “we have responsibility to act” is identical to that of his audience. Furthermore‚ early in the speech‚ Obama makes the following statement: “when our interests and values [Barack Obama’s interest and the United States] are at stake.”
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London clay come in. maggots in his eyes ...now his finger-bonesStick through his finger-ends Attitudes Although the narrator speaks warmly about his late father he doesn’t use euphemisms. (A euphemism is something said to avoid an unpleasant or offensive word or phrase.) Usually the subject of death is full of euphemisms such as ’passed on’ or ’gone to a better place’. Betjeman is more direct about the nature of death‚ although this can be upsetting. Themes Loss: Betjeman has to come to terms
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There are thousand of magazines that cover any interest‚ some times the choices can be over whelming. However despite this difficult choice‚ every women will go through their “Cosmo girl” phase. What is a “Cosmo girl” you ask? According Raiiyn‚ “The Cosmo Girl is a woman who is a leader in every way. She is a beautiful‚ sexually active and usually single woman in her early twenties to mid thirties. She is a city girl working in the Corporate World. Financially secure‚ she doesn’t need a man or
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