Sentences with phrase «used rhetorical techniques»

For examples, it will draw on the work of several of the Supreme Court's best writers, who used rhetorical techniques to produce some of the most momentous opinions in the Court's history.
Jackson's aphorisms used a rhetorical technique known as «inversion,» which transforms a direct statement into a complex proposition or even a paradox, which the aphorism then solves.

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He not only shows how Jesus, the gospel writers, or Paul used well - known rhetorical techniques, he also helps us to listen to the urgency with which the Scriptures were written.
Nine months ago, I gave a TEDx talk in Verona setting out how anyone could speak like a leader using six ancient rhetorical techniques: breathless sentences, repetitions, contrasts, metaphor, exaggeration and rhyme — compounded with the rule of three.
A common rhetorical technique used to portray a skewed picture is the technique of cherry picking.
A mini-lesson and quick in - class prompt using rhetorical questions has resulted not only in well - argued blog posts, but also in students excitedly telling me how they used that technique for their HSPA persuasive task.
To improve student understanding of these topics, he created a festival — based on the hilarious BAHFest — where students had to argue absurd hypotheses using rhetorical and persuasive techniques.
An interactive quiz to revise features of persuasive writing using DAFOREST techniques (direct address, alliteration, facts, opinions, rhetorical qu...
Rhetorical and open - ended questions and creative writing prompts are two prime examples of elaboration techniques that you can use in your online training course.
James Lawrence Powell shows that the deniers use a wide variety of deceptive rhetorical techniques, many stretching back to ancient Greece.
«the deniers use a wide variety of deceptive rhetorical techniques, many stretching back to ancient Greece»
In this context, denialism is the use of rhetorical techniques and predictable tactics to erect barriers to debate and consideration of any type of reform, regardless of the facts.
It's not that I think a particular technique or rhetorical approach is ineffective or, worse, counter-productive; if I did, I wouldn't encourage students to use it.
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