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Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Devices. How to Win an Argument with Style. What is a Rhetorical Strategy?. A rhetorical strategy is a specifically chosen type of writing that will help you win your argument. Alliteration.

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Rhetorical Devices

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  1. Rhetorical Devices How to Win an Argument with Style

  2. What is a Rhetorical Strategy? A rhetorical strategy is a specifically chosen type of writing that will help you win your argument.

  3. Alliteration • Definition – the close repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words. • Examples: Dynamic Duo, Terrific Trio, or Magical Math

  4. Allusion • Definition – a reference to a person, object, or event from the Bible, mythology, literature, or popular culture. • Examples: • “If you tell him that, you are opening up Pandora’s Box.” • “They thought they were Romeo and Juliet.”

  5. Antithesis • Definition – a technique of putting two opposite ideas near each other in a sentence to create a powerful effect. • Examples: • “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” -Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities • “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.” -John F. Kennedy • “We are caught in a war, wanting peace.” -Richard Nixon

  6. Hyperbole • Definition – use of exaggeration to emphasize a point. • We use hyperboles naturally and often. • Examples: • “I was waiting a year for you to get off the phone!” • “That bag weighs a ton.”

  7. Metaphor/Simile • Definition – short comparisons of the characteristics of two unlike things. • A simile uses “like” or “as” to make those comparisons; a metaphor makes a direct comparison. • Examples: • “…the manacles of segregation…” - Martin Luther King, “I Have a Dream” • He is comparing manacles (chains) to segregation (separation/discrimination), making it a metaphor. • “Our ignorance is like a vast sea, deep and wide.” • The comparison is made using the word “like,” so this is a simile.

  8. Repetition • Definition – repeating a word, phrase, or sentence throughout a speech to create some kind of rhythm. • Example: • “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” -Martin Luther King

  9. Rhetorical Question • Definition –questions used for effect that are not to be answered. This draws the audience’s attention to a specific area. • Example: • “Are we really free when we cannot walk happily into our closets and choose clothes that allow us to express ourselves?”

  10. Rule of Three • Definition – a technique of grouping together three words, phrases, or sentences. • Examples: • “I came. I saw. I conquered.” -Julius Caesar • “… a government of the people, by the people, for the people…” -Abraham Lincoln, “The Gettysburg Address”

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