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'''Rhetorical devices''' = language / communication tools used for persuasion | |||
* see | Rhetoric is the art of persuasion, a fundamental component of open, civil society and discourse. Where there is no persuasion, there is mere conformity or, worse, compulsion. Rhetoric underlies a free, democratic society. | ||
Rhetoric is more than a matter of speaking or writing <u>style</u>. It is a combination of 1) speaker & audience; 2) logic; 3) emotion = ''ethos, logos, pathos.'' Rhetoric moves ideas, is moved by ideas, and changes behaviors, beliefs, and actions. | |||
== Definitions == | |||
=== rhetoric === | |||
* "the art of the use of language for persuasion" | |||
=== rhetorical === | |||
* of or having to do with "rhetoric", which is "the art the use of language for persuasion" | |||
=== device === | |||
* a technique or tool employed in | |||
* thus, a technique for persuasion | |||
=== rhetorical device === | |||
= techniques for persuasion | |||
=== "rhetorical" in literary analysis === | |||
* note that in literature, "rhetoric" and "rhetorical" | |||
see also: [[Rhetoric]] page entry | |||
== Rhetoric == | == Rhetoric == |