Matching Pairs Rhetorical DevicesOnline version Find the matching sets of rhetorical devices and their definitions. by Hinson, Brenna (SHS Teacher) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 A circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise. An appeal to credibility and authority. Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack. An appeal to logic and facts. An appeal to emotion. Presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other. A question in which the questioner does not expect a direct answer. In many cases it may be intended to start a discussion, or emphasize the speaker's or author's opinion on a topic. Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation. A list of successive words or phrases with the same or very similar grammatical structure. Attacking your opponent’s character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument. Where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist. Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words, with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis.
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