Rhetorical device: Difference between revisions

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* additional sections will cover rhetorical devices of counter-argument and repetition  
* additional sections will cover rhetorical devices of counter-argument and repetition  
* note  
* note  
** some of these rhetorical devices may be used to create false or misleading arguments or logical fallacies, or to impugn (insult, insincerely attack) another person or position
** some of these rhetorical devices may be used to create false or misleading arguments or logical fallacies, or to impugn (insult, insincerely attack) another person or position (ex. "ad hominem")
** many of these devices are also called "literary devices" and so are listed within that category, as well
** many of these devices are also called "literary devices" and so are listed within that category, as well
** see [[Logical fallacy|Logical fallacies]] and [[Literary devices]]
** see [[Logical fallacy|Logical fallacies]] and [[Literary devices]]


=== ad hominem ===
=== ad hominem ===
* personal attack on the opponent as opposed to the opponent's argument
* can be a valid argument; see: [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/character-attack/ Character Attacks: How to Properly Apply the Ad Hominem - Scientific American]


=== alliteration ===
=== alliteration ===
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* repetition of sounds
* repetition of sounds
** ''tightening tentacles terribly perturbs our tentative template''
** ''tightening tentacles terribly perturbs our tentative template''
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=== aporia ===
=== aporia ===
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=== cacophony ===
=== cacophony ===
* clashing sounds and words meant to convey tension or trouble


=== consonance ===
=== consonance ===