Identify any rhetorical devices you nd in the following passages and explain you
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Question
Identify any rhetorical devices you nd in the following passages and explain your reasoning.
1. I trust you have seen Janet’s le and have noticed the “university” she graduated from.
2. The original goal of the Milosevic government in Belgrade was ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.
3. Obamacare: The compassion of the IRS and the efficiency of the post office, all at Pentagon prices.
4. Although it has always had a bad name in the United States, socialism is nothing more or less than democracy in the realm of economics.
5. We’ll have to work harder to get Representative Burger reelected because of his little run-in with the law.
6. It’s fair to say that, compared with most people his age, Mr. Beechler is pretty much bald.
7. During World War II, the U.S. government resettled many people of Japanese ancestry in internment camps.
8. “Overall, I think the gaming industry would be a good thing for our state." —From a letter to the editor, Plains Weekly Record
9. Capitalism, after all, is nothing more or less than freedom in the realm of economics.
10. I'll tell you what capitalism is: Capitalism is Charlie Manson sitting in Folsom Prison for all those murders and still making a bunch of bucks off T-shirts.
11. Clearly, Antonin Scalia is the most corrupt Supreme Court justice in the history of the country.
12. It may well be that many faculty members deserve some sort of pay increase. Nevertheless, it is clearly true that others are already amply compensated.
13. I love some of the bulleting and indenting features of Microsoft Word. I think it would have been a nice feature, however, if they had made it easy to turn some of them off when you don't need them
Explanation / Answer
Answer:- I trust you have seen Janet's file and have noticed the "university" she graduated from.
Innuendo,the quotation marks downplay the quality of the school.
Answer:- The original goal of the Milosevic government in Belgrade was ethnic
cleansing in Kosovo.
Hyperbole as it exaggerates the motive of the government. extravagant overstatement, or exaggeration; expressing strong feelings and persuading listeners of a lesser claim; even if you reject it as exaggerated you might be moved to the area of the lesser claim when there is no argument
Answer:- Although it has always had a bad name in the United States, socialism is nothing more or less than democracy in the realm of economics.
Rhetorical definition. Note that, as in this case, rhetorical definitions can promote an idea as easily as they disparage it. Also note the downplaying function of the sentence structure: It's not unusual for a downplayer to get objections out of the way before another slanter does its work.
Answer:- We'll have to work harder to get representative Burger reelected because of his little run-up with the law
Euphemism for forced relocation
Answer:- It’s fair to say that, compared with most people his age, Mr. Beechler is pretty much bald.
No slanter present. Two answers you might have given are euphemism (or dysphemism) and weaseler. But "bald" and "pretty much bald" are really the most natural words to use. As for the qualifiers—"it's fair to say," "compared to most people his age"—the inherent vagueness of baldness makes them reasonable.
Answer:- During World War II, the US government resettled many people of Japanese ancestry in internment camps
Euphemism
Answer:- “Overall, I think the gaming industry would be a good thing for our state.” -From a letter to the editor, Plains Weekly Record.
‘Gaming’ is a euphemism for ‘gambling.’
Answer:- Capitalism, after all, is nothing more or less than freedom in the realm of economics.
rhetorical explanations use language of standard explanations to disguise their real purpose, which is to illicit or express an attitude
Answer:- I'll tell you what capitalism is: Capitalism is Charlie Manson sitting in Folsom prison for all those murders and still making a bunch of bucks off
persuasive definition
Answer:- It may well be that many faculty members deserve some sort of pay increase. Nevertheless, it is clearly true that others are already amply compensated.
Downplayers, downplaying or showing that arguments against your own claim are not that significant when presenting your argument--not waiting until the opponent brings it up
Answer:- I love some of the bulleting and indenting features of Microsoft Word. I think it would have been a nice feature, however, if they had made it easy to turn some of them off when you don't need them
ridicule/sarcasm, saying the opposite of what you actually mean