When I was a child, I spoke like I child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child.

Relates vs. Compare

"The Sinners at the Hand of an Angry God"

Aristotle articulated three “artistic appeals” that a rhetor could draw on to make a case

The bloody corpse slowly emerged slowly from the muddy, moldy grave.
What rhetorical device is used?

The arrangement of words in a sentence

Tells vs. Describes

The company "The onion" writes what type of articles?

rgument from reason; it appeals to an audience’s intellectual side. As audiences we want to know the “Facts of the matter,” and this type of appeal helps present these-stats, data, and logical statements

The brutal wind bullied the tree into giving up its autumn leaves.

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more sentences

Explains vs Emphasizes

In the debate over the virtues of computers in education, the technological optimists think that computers and the internet are ushering us in to the next literacy revolution.

This sentence could be the introduction to what?

People who eat chocolate are 72% happier than those who don't, so we should eat chocolate.

Mommy, If we don't adopt the puppy he will never find a home :(

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices

States vs. Narrates

"On behalf of my family I would like to begin by thanking everyone that is here today and for those who have sent their condolences."

"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

"Your success in the ring this morning was, to a small degree, my success. Your future is assured. You will live, secure and safe, Wilbur. Nothing can harm you now. These autumn days will shorten and grow cold. The leaves will shake loose from the trees and fall. Christmas will come, and the snows of winter. You will live to enjoy the beauty of the frozen world, for you mean a great deal to Zuckerman and he will not harm you, ever." What is the authors tone in this passage?

The way words are to persuade an audience

Says vs. Processes

"Things I learned throughout my life was to be kind to everyone, but trust no one.

"They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed."

"They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?" What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?