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    to court Daisy‚ he ends up alone at the end of the novel without friends. Through the exhaustive use of a main rhetorical strategy throughout the novel‚ FitzGerald proves himself a “good writer” by having a lasting impression on the audience and showing he can intricate details to increase the reader’s understanding of the message he is trying to convey. FitzGerald’s prominent rhetorical strategy is symbolism throughout The Great Gatsby‚ making him a good writer as symbolism gives depth and adds

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    Rhetorical Devices of JFK If a writer wanted to appeal to the audience‚ what would he have to do? He is going to have to utilize some rhetorical devices of course! Rhetorical devices are key in writing persuasion papers and just any paper that is meant to be read to an audience. In the Inauguration Speech of 1961 given by President John F. Kennedy‚ he was able to really connect with his audience that day by using lots of different rhetorical devices. By using chiasmus‚ anaphoras‚ and metaphors

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    humanist‚ Niccoló Machiavelli believed that religion should not be added to the political spectrum. His ideals revolve around human nature and how it causes people to be merciless‚ selfish and foolish and hopes that a prince does not follow the lead of these negative traits. There are two different sides that a prince should have; he must be able to maintain and punish his people (for those who deserve it) but also to be kind when needed (but to be mostly cruel when necessary). Machiavelli explains that

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    Assignment: Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices‚ and Argumentation The speech of Kane campaigning for Governor is full of bias. The bias starts from the opening seconds of the movie clip and continued through the speech. The man in the beginning of the movie clip demonstrated a bias in favor of Kane becoming Governor. These biases are created by labeling Charles Kane as a “friend of the working man” who is an ally of the under paid and under fed. This same Kane campaigner offers up a negative bias

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    employs rhetorical devices to get his point across to these people. The devices he embodies within his speech are logos‚ allusion‚ repetition‚ and rhetorical questions. As Henry goes more and more into the speech it becomes clear that he is obviously trying to convince the audience of something. The way he convinces his audience is by appealing to their logic‚ which is a rhetorical device known as logos. The way that Henry utilizes logos in his speech is by asking the audience rhetorical questions

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    that despite her love and appreciation for Troy‚ Rose regrets sacrificing her own happiness for the sake of their family. She realizes that choosing to give up her dreams for Troy did not bring her the fulfillment she had hoped for. The repetitive rhetorical questions she asks also highlight her regret in putting Troy above her own desires and identity. By willingly entering a relationship that required her to sacrifice her dreams‚ Rose disconnected from both her happiness and her relationship with

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    Quentin got to go to school and how he didn’t. An example of his colloquial language is on page 241‚ “These dam little slick haired squirts‚ thinking they are raising so much hell. I’ll show them something about hell I says‚ and you too.” Literary Devices: Symbolism Jason mentions dogs multiple times within the passage‚ and even uses it to reference Quentin (pg. 240‚ “I’m afraid all the time I’ll run into them right in the middle of the street or under a wagon on the square‚ like a couple of dogs.”)

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    this battle‚ the president at the time‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ addressed his people with a speech‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ which still resonates though the people of our country today. Although the speech only roughly lasted two minutes‚ Lincoln used various devices that appealed to the people and caused them to agree with Lincoln’s opinion that all men should be treated equal‚ no matter their skin color or race. Out of the 271 words Lincoln said within his speech‚ He repeated two words‚ dedicated and

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    The use of comedic devices work to develop the plot in Taming of the Shrew as they tie together literary elements and help decode some of the confusion within the play; without comedic devices‚ the play would seem far too serious and not make sense to new Shakespearean readers. Shakespeare is one of the world’s most renowned writers‚ his poetry‚ plays‚ and stories are read and used to study all over the world. The play I have been studying recently is named by “Taming of the Shrew” this is the story

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    address given on November 19th‚ 1863. This speech is known and considered as one of the most famous speeches in American history. How could a two minute speech be so highly regarded and enough to be one of the most famous? Abraham Lincoln utilized rhetorical techniques to turn just 10 sentences into one of the most famous and most quoted speeches of all time. “The Gettysburg Address‚” was given by President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania

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