rhetorical devices 3

Rhetorical Question

A question asked solely to produce an effect and not to elicit a reply

Refutation

When a writer delivers relevant opposing arguments

Allegory

A narrative in which character, action, and setting represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning of a story. The underlying meaning usually has a moral, social, religious, or political significance

Syllogism

A formula for presenting an argument logically. In its simplest form, it consists of three divisions: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.

Metonymy

The substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind for the word itself.

Claim of Value

Claims involving opinions, attitudes, and subjective evaluation

Claim of policy

claims advocating opinions, attitudes, and subjective evaluation

Claim of Value/Judgement

claims involving opinions, attitudes, and subjective evaluations of things

Claim of definition

claims exploring what something means or what something is made up of

Grounds

the evidence offered in support of a claim