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    examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech? In the speech kane uses a variety of bias which include political bias in which he is doing against Jim W. Gettys. He also uses different types of fallacies which are scapegoating‚ and apple polishing‚and ad hominen ‚ and using straw man fallacies and he also two others ones false dilemma and slippery slope plus begging the question too . He also uses a few different types of rhetorical devices in his speech ‚ which include the

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    Humans all need something to laugh about in order to make life worth living. One area of humor is in the overstatement of advertisement of products sold on the market. It is the challenge of marketing experts to produce a creative image for a product. Sometimes the focus of the image of the product has more priority than the performance of the product. An article in‚ “The Onion‚” the author satirizes how products are marketed to consumers through means of a variety of literary strategies such

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    Denver’s birth‚ a story often told by Sethe. The emergence of a physically present ghost creates an atmosphere that forces memories to resurface for Sethe‚ and “the gothic not only grows real‚ it also grows in scope‚ taking up more and more room in Sethe´s house and in the narrative” (cite‚ cite) The woman‚ not yet recognized by the residents of 124 as the embodied ghost‚ shows traits of an infant‚ “ridiculously dependent” with “open‚

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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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    sound made or associated with its referent‚ it is used in line 3 with the phrase tinkle tinkle‚ tinkle. Alliteration is the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group‚ used in verse 2 lines 10 and 12 “frantic fire” and “desperate desire.” Assonance is a resemblance of sounds‚ also called vowel rhyme‚ used in line 1 “ sledges‚ bells.” Repetition is the act of repeating something‚ used in line 3 “ tinkle‚ tinkle‚ tinkle.” Rhythm is

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    In Dick Gregory’s Not Poor‚ Just Broke the use of rhetorical strategies are established to further entice the reader. Within the short excerpt‚ Gregory gives sensory details and real life experiences that convey emotion and express feelings which in turn interest the reader. Gregory’s use of rhetorical strategies makes it easy to place one’s self in his childhood shoes‚ and therefore connects to the sentiments of the audience. When analyzing this piece it is evident that through tone‚ authorial bias

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    “Self-Reliance” Analysis The transcendentalist era‚ a reaction to the scientific world that preceded it‚ produced many skilled‚ reflective writers. Ralph Waldo Emerson expresses this beautiful form of writing in his essay titled “Self-Reliance” where he delves into the idea of obeying one’s own‚ undoctored thoughts and feelings. Emerson’s application of contrasting ideas‚ asyndeton‚ and metaphor aids him in extending his belief that individuality is sacred and deserves the utmost respect. Emerson

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    food‚ to the language‚ to the types of clothes people wore. He wrote this section to inform the people back home about how different Europe was from New York and‚ possibly‚ to gloat about his world travels. In the first paragraph Bryson uses the rhetorical technique of hyperbole while describing his backpack. He says‚ “I half expected to be asked‚ "Anything to declare? Cigarettes? Alcohol? Dead horse?" Bryson is implying that his backpack is so massive that he could fit a dead horse in it. This‚ of

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    Shakespeare’s drama‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ is saturated with rhetorical strategies. Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and Antony use their words throughout different parts of the play to sway other people’s opinions. Cassius’s persuasion is so powerful it leads to the death of Julius Caesar. Brutus is left with the repercussions of the assassination and has to speak to the Romans. Brutus and Antony go back-to-back speaking to the Romans using rhetorical strategies to explain their diverse views on the event. These

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    causing there to be less compositional devices in use in comparison to that of the original. Gary Jules uses two compositional devices within his cover; a single piano motif which has been inspired by a motif within the original‚ which is played at the beginning and end of the song‚ and during the chorus after Gary Jules sings the lyrics ‘mad world.”. The other compositional device which is found within Gary Jules’ take on “Mad World‚” is the augmentation used on the single motif at the end of the

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