Pomp: a superb display of something. The fireworks were very pomp. Slipshod: something or someone that is careless and/or dirty. The woman was dressed slipshod‚ which is very unusual. Circumlocutions: a way of speaking‚ in a roundabout way. She wouldn’t give me a direct answer she just kept speaking in a circumlocution. 1. Which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the second sentence in the passage? (a) It makes an appeal to authority. (b) It restates the thesis
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Darren Leibhart Mr. Monette Month-long research paper 7 December 2015 The Powers of Rhetoric The German people let out blistering cries for Joseph Goebbels as he told them the importance of a total war‚ a war involving men‚ women‚ and children. War was riddling all of Europe and the German people completely supported the devastation they were causing to so many people. How had an established country in the 20th century come to this? In this dark period of history‚ Hitler manipulated German people
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often competing interests and objectives of various market and non-market stakeholders of multi-national corporations; 2) Identify various non-market strategies available to businesses facing political‚ economic‚ social‚ and/or technological pressures while operating in the global economy; 3) Evaluate potential non-market strategies based on risk and reward principals; 4) Recommend and defend an optimal solution that mitigates risk and maximizes reward under such global non-market
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Greg was sitting at the piano in the speakeasy‚ pounding away at the Basin Street Blues. He was dressed in a rakish tuxedo‚ and altogether looked like a sporty character. There was a glass with a lime in it near him‚ although knowing Greg was a life long teetotaler‚ Jake guessed it probably just contained soda pop. Greg was an actor at Mammoth-Art Studio in Hollywood. His latest role was in a gangland melodrama‚ and he had gotten the piano job at the Pig in a Poke speakeasy to soak up atmosphere
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internet café free from smoke‚ and failed. She resorted to the downstairs area of a café where the designated smoking section was upstairs. While she was there‚ Khazzoom was still hit by a “pretty hefty contact high” and was barely able to make her way back to the place she was staying. She did not enjoy the rest of her stay because of the “pot-induced headache” she would receive again and again with the presence of marijuana smoke. Khazzoom returned to America glad that she could be in public without
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Animal Farm by George Orville is a modern day fable that has many important lessons. One great lesson is the danger of rhetoric or the use of language to persuade an audience of a belief or point of view. In this story‚ Orwell sets up a scenario that is perfect for absorbing lies of a tyrant. In order for a tyrant to hold power ‚ the masses have to want to believe the dream and secondly‚ they have to be removed from honest reporting‚ preferably undereducated and have scapegoats to absorb the blame
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continually happy and integrate into social situations. Therefore‚ I challenge society to transform their rhetoric of mental health awareness by utilizing the identification frame‚ which will bring unity to tough social subjects such as depression. A good example of identification framing can be found in the Ted Talks video‚ “The taboo of
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Petition to Waive the University Mathematics Requirements Gordin Adams’ argument is effective because of his persuasive appeal to logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos. In the beginning of his petition‚ he starts with his general occupation and present education. Adams ends it with a clear purpose of why he entered college. From this part‚ he shows credibility and character. Adams adds in much more ethos to defend his claim by first representing himself as a person; the high achievements he has earned during
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GOne with the wind Questions Include: 1.Give a summary of the book. Include the plot‚ the rising conflict and its climax and so on. 2.Give the character that you identify most? Why? 3.What is the setting of the story and how does it affect the story? What would happen if the story was set in another time or setting? 4.What are the major conflicts in this story? How would have Jesus reacted to one of the conflicts in the story? Gone With the Wind Gone with the wind is one of best novel I have
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explains how woman rights should be equal to human rights‚ but currently around the world they are not. Her speech is very credible and what she says seems to be is a logical‚ appropriate way of thinking. Clinton’s speech uses rhetoric by including elements of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos modes of persuasion. Rhetoric is the art of an effective person. Ethos pertains to the credibility of the speaker. Clinton holds credibility because of her role as the First Lady. At the same time she is an influential
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