| 单词 | rhetorical device |
| 例句 | Even when cited merely as a rhetorical device, the armed struggle was a sign that we were actively fighting the enemy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Newton’s modern biographer, Richard Westfall, concludes that we should regard Newton’s claim to have been surprised by the oblong image cast by the prism ‘as a rhetorical device which is not to be understood literally’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In English, as Ms. Keaton reviews rhetorical devices, I’m thinking: Tats, how could you? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z In this famous exchange, the clock is used as a rhetorical device rather than a visual one. Clip joint: Timepieces 2012-07-18T12:31:00Z There are a few times when the biggest villain in this book is not the Riddler but the Straw Man, a rhetorical device of which Mr. Weldon can be overly fond. Review: ‘The Caped Crusade’ and Batman’s Reach Beyond — Gasp! — Comic Book Lore 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z This year's Doomsday Clock — a rhetorical device for sparking conversation about humanity’s proximity to self-destruction — remains set at 100 seconds until midnight, as it has been for the past two years. Doomsday Clock 2022: What is it and what do the numbers mean? 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Point number one… It’s fitting that his most effective rhetorical device in the speech was a “scoreboard”—more numbers—comparing Democratic and Republican economic records. The Morning After: Obama Turns to Bill Clinton, Explainer-in-Chief 2012-09-06T12:56:15Z He stopped just shy of calling the media outlets who reported contents of the hack “un-American” through the time-honored “I’m not saying, I’m just saying” rhetorical device. From “The Newsroom” to the NYT op-ed page: How Sorkin’s crusade against the media compares in fiction and in life 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z By which I mean that Veda is a rhetorical device, as my friend said, but she's also a character, one that seems horribly, at times pathetically human. A grand finale for "Mildred Pierce" 2011-04-11T13:01:00Z As April is National Poetry Month, the challenges at this competition will involve verse, meter, rhythm, poetic forms and, according to an email from the company, “as many rhetorical devices as we can squeeze in.” 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Disclosures are often cushioned by whimsical rhetorical devices. Jenny Slate Wrote a Book-Shaped Thing. What Is It? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Borisimus has an instinctive grasp of rhetorical devices, such as digressio and anacoluthon, that lesser mortals such as myself have spent a lifetime learning. The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson, edited by Harry Mount – review 2013-06-02T17:00:01Z Irony was a rhetorical device first used by the ancient Greeks and is in full flow in the modern country: Omonia means "concord". As rich Greeks keep their heads down, hospital staff heroically battle the odds 2012-06-16T08:59:01Z They both employ the same maddening rhetorical device in the face of conflict. Pater Familiar: Watching Andrew Cuomo's pandemic briefings finally let me grieve my father 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z So, to the degree that I internalized it, I put it in that compartment of "icky" and "We'll never really know the truth" — those rhetorical devices we rely on to distance ourselves. In ‘Allen v. Farrow,’ looking for the last word on a notoriously unresolved story 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z This Jekyll-and-Hyde division makes sense as a rhetorical device, a way of talking about the good that can be acknowledged in people and the evil that must be deplored in them. ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby.’ (Among Others.) 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z In its compressed, impressionistic syntax, the writing seems almost modern but for the rhetorical devices that enrich the argument and heighten emotion. Poem of the week: Bethsabe's Song by George Peele 2010-10-11T10:37:00Z This too is a common rhetorical device that was used by Hitler and other fascist and fake populist leaders – and cult leaders. Trump’s channeling Hitler for protection 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Trump's defenders are lashing out with the favorite rhetorical device of authoritarians everywhere: Psychological projection. Republicans aren't handling Trump indictments well — they're doubling down attacks on democracy 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The Oversight Board added that the excerpted poem was being deployed as a rhetorical device to warn about cycles of violence rather than to explicitly encourage such violence. Oversight Board tells Meta to restore post comparing Russians to Nazis 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Miller pushed back about Trump's "intent" and his use of the word "we" during his 75-minute speech on the Ellipse, testifying that Trump's incitements were merely rhetorical devices and not meant to be taken literally. Stephen Miller now a target of DOJ investigation — will he be the one to flip on Trump? 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Will you write and deliver a speech that relies on rhetorical devices to convey your passion for the issue? Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z To politicians of old, “the American dream” was a supremely optimistic rhetorical device, albeit one that often obscured the economic and racial barriers that made achieving it impossible for many. How a storied phrase became a partisan battleground 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z She relied on the references to those civil rights figures as a rhetorical device, especially for Black audiences. Why Ketanji Brown Jackson and Kamala Harris idolize civil rights lawyers like Constance Baker Motley 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z But his approach can get messy; his 2016 novel, “The Angel of History,” tried on so many rhetorical devices to contemplate faith and death that it felt maddeningly centerless. This refugee novel knows it can't change the world 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z They could keep the law as a rhetorical device to stoke support but escape any political backlash from millions losing health insurance. Republicans Wave the White Flag on Health Care (for Now) 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Why did you choose the rhetorical devices that you did? Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z But as a rhetorical device, this phrase is exaggerated. Analysis | The false and misleading claims President Biden made during his first 100 days in office Evidence becomes a rhetorical device: scientists might torture their data to say the right things, fail to mention evidence that contradicts their claims or add circuitous arguments that spin their evidence. Beware the illusion of certainty: it can be weaponized 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z But the whisper too is a rhetorical device, capable of carrying as much intensity and urgency as a shout — and a lot more virtuosity. Review: Takako Yamaguchi turns white and gray paint into illusions of startling intensity 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z That phrase used to be a rhetorical device for expressing the urgency of problems. Protecting the children on a Trumpian planet 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z More immediately, though, using rhetorical devices to get hired is no less crucial a skill. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Talk to them as people, not just as “Democrats” or a rhetorical device. Opinion | Ted Cruz and others should stop using Chicago as a punching bag 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Enthymemes are rhetorical devices where the argument is made through the absence of the premise or conclusion. Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The term “selfish gene” is mainly a rhetorical device to explain the evolutionary process as I have described it above. Be Careful with Occam’s Razor, You Might Cut Yourself 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Synecdoche is a useful rhetorical device and I like it a lot, even if it is not one of the ones Winston Churchill mostly used. Opinion | My book report on ‘The Mueller Report’ 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The following is an example of the documentary genre, a primarily visual genre that uses various rhetorical devices to persuade the audience. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z He has yet to come up with the kind of indelible rhetorical device that he used repeatedly to brand his opponents in 2016. With Polls and Private Meetings, Republicans Craft Blunt Messaging to Paint Democrats as Extreme 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “The post-1960s Left co-opts the language of ‘justice’ and ‘rights’ as a rhetorical device to get what it wants: the transfer of power, honor, and wealth between groups as retribution for past offenses.” Other presidents had a brain trust. But the intellectuals backing this White House are a bust. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z His own Fox News show demonstrates that his sexism is deadly serious, and so-called humor is just one rhetorical device in an arsenal he uses to promote his ugly views about women. Tucker Carlson says his grotesque sexist comments were just jokes. Don't buy it 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Burke once wrote about how rhetorical devices like those explored above can sustain division and polarization. How the media encourages – and sustains – political warfare 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z To be purposeful, a composition should show that the author addresses the needs of the audience, uses rhetorical devices that advance the argument, and offers insightful understanding of the topic. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Just don’t be deceived by a resurgent far right for which it is a rhetorical device to attack democracy, and nothing more. ‘Tommy Robinson’ is no martyr to freedom of speech | Owen Jones 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z It was a phrase I heard him utter several times that day — a rhetorical device that made instructions sound like shared discoveries. How Boots Riley Infiltrated Hollywood 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z They were a rhetorical device to lend emphasis and gravity to his words. Martin Luther King's last 31 hours: the story of his final prophetic speech 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Burke takes pains to catalog the various forms that news writers use in their work and calls them “rhetorical devices.” How the media encourages – and sustains – political warfare 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The continuing identification of the bear and his appeal over decades is an example of the powerful use of rhetorical devices that speak without seeming to become dated and lose impact. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Trump may just use “fake news” as a rhetorical device to discredit stories he doesn’t like, but there is evidence that real fake news is a serious problem. Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The State Department’s attempt to defend it as a “rhetorical device” did nothing to illuminate the secretary’s intentions. Opinion | Rex Tillerson should learn from his predecessors 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z When queried, the State Department replied that it was a “rhetorical device,” seeking neither to defend nor retract it. Opinion | Yes, Rex Tillerson, U.S. taxpayers should care about Ukraine. Here’s why. 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z As a rhetorical device at his rallies, he delighted in using the wall as a call-and-response punch line: Who would pay for the wall? Mexico will pay for that wall . . . eventually? 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z In addition to these, writers may use more questionable rhetorical devices to persuade readers. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z These enthymemes are a rhetorical device at the heart of a persuasive speaking style that has helped catapult the billionaire to the White House. Investors, economists brace for new dangerous game: parsing Trump's words 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z But the newspaper used the rhetorical device apophasis, adding tongue-in-cheek: "We do not endorse Hillary Clinton's exemplary leadership during her 30 years in the public eye. " US election daily dig: Ready to air some dirty laundry? - BBC News 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Students in every grade level are learning about rhetorical devices and their impact on audiences. Teaching about politics is tough during this uncivil presidential race 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The deliberate confusion of ethnicity for nationality is one of the most casually cruel rhetorical devices available in this country. Trump and the Truth: The “Mexican” Judge 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Using a rhetorical device that apparently is lost on Republican Party officials, Martin was making the point that the Inslee administration was more at fault for the ongoing problems than Strange. Beware of misleading political ads 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z For most presidential candidates, trust is not a flaw to be fixed, but a quality to exploit or a rhetorical device to deploy. Hillary Clinton Asks Not for Trust, but for Faith in Her Competence 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z In doing so, Comey employed a time-honored rhetorical device used by criminal lawyers every day in courtrooms across America, i.e., raising an utter irrelevancy to divert, distract, confound and confuse the jury. If Hillary didn’t mishandle classified information, no one can 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Ian Carney, who works in construction and came to the Albuquerque rally with his girlfriend, described the wall as simply a “rhetorical device” that Trump uses. Many Trump supporters don’t believe his wildest promises — and they don’t care 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z It would undoubtedly explore how certain words and rhetorical devices were used in twenty-first-century America to obscure the heavy burdens that war placed on the country, even as they facilitated its continuingfailed conflicts. The last days of Washington, D.C.: America can no longer mask its steep decline 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z As the “moonshot” turned into a reality in the 1960s, it became a handy rhetorical device to push for similarly large government expenditures backing bold agendas. ‘Moonshot’ Initiatives With Other Targets 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z “I just think that is part of his rhetorical devices that seem to be working for him,” Mr. Tillis said. Ted Cruz’s Senate colleagues reject Donald Trump’s ‘nasty’ claim, but none endorse bid 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z They are learning to build thesis statements and discuss rhetorical devices. In this high school, reading and writing happens in every class, even math and chemistry 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z "It's almost as though he decided not to use so many of the rhetorical devices that work so well," Davies adds. Jeremy Corbyn's speech, deconstructed - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Still, when Mr. Trump announced his presidential run he used a rhetorical device he often likes to employ: slapping his target and then professing his admiration in the next sentence. Donald Trump Takes On China After Devaluation 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Besides using an “imagine a president who…” rhetorical device that made him sound more like an infomercial host than a serious politician, the content of Cruz’s speech wasn’t particularly noteworthy. Ted Cruz’s “Scott Walker” problem: Why they’re both making false promises to the Tea Party 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z If they miss the irony, it’s probably because English 101 was held at the same time as "Hollywood & Washington: Influencing the Political Process through Mass Culture" so they missed the lecture on rhetorical devices. Those Who Attack Koch Funding at Universities Assault Academic Freedom 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z But do not conclude that the Wiesel passage was mere rhetorical device. Let’s all pity Netanyahu and the GOP: Israel, Iran, irrational thinking — and Thomas Friedman’s usual muddled nonsense 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “It abounded in images, analogies, symbols, tropes and allusions; it had recourse to every kind of rhetorical device.” Sacvan Bercovitch, Scholar Who Traced America’s Self-Image, Dies at 81 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z It is a rhetorical device . . . , but it is not intended to exclude anybody.” When Women Become Men at Wellesley 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z This is a shopworn rhetorical device for jihadi propagandists. The Meaning of the New ISIS Videos 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z While there are many rhetorical devices that will help you simplify a presentation, few are as effective as the rule of three. One Simple Rule That Makes Apple Presentations 'Apple-Esque' 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Mallary Jean Tenore applauds Clinton for his ability to master rhetorical devices—to captivate an audience on economic, foreign, and domestic policy for one whole hour is difficult. How A Spreadsheet And Bill Clinton Made Me A Better Speaker 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, described Democrats’ replacing the word “spending” with “investment” as a rhetorical device to make their budget proposals more acceptable. California Democrats replace ‘spend’ with ‘invest’ 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The word “we,” by the way, is not a rhetorical device. Human Folly, Bots' Wisdom -- And That $1 Billion NCAA Pool 2014-03-22T18:43:00Z Another rhetorical device is antithesis - the use of opposites in the same sentence - as deployed by Charles Dickens and then singer Katy Perry. AUDIO: The art of speaking eloquently 2013-11-11T10:56:13Z There are other rhetorical devices that leave an impression. 10 Keys To Writing A Speech 2013-07-16T13:50:00Z But, he told the police, it was a rhetorical device. John Terry: Chelsea’s Dark Knight 2012-10-28T07:20:06Z Both would become rhetorical devices in the heated, never-ending national disagreements about race and guns. Trayvon Martin Shooting Prompts a Review of Ideals 2012-04-02T02:24:37Z Obama leavened his comments by using a rhetorical device he often employs, which is to universalize the situation. Why Obama Will Never Call Out Racism 2012-03-30T01:05:38Z They had room for ornament and rhetorical device, but none for eccentricity or obscurity. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Fletcher runs through a list of rhetorical devices commonly used in standup routines. Why Learning to Tell Jokes Is Good for Business 2011-09-27T07:00:00Z We can regard the expression, however, in no other light than as a mere rhetorical device in a legendary narrative. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z On jobs, "uncertainty" is not the problem One of the primary rhetorical devices underlying current Republican economy policy positioning is the notion that "uncertainty" is preventing businesses from hiring. On jobs, "uncertainty" is not the problem 2011-07-28T17:40:00Z There is a well-known rhetorical device, upon which Mrs. Browning in her classical studies must have not unfrequently stumbled, called the Aposiopesis—in plain English, the art of breaking-off. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z This is a new low for Palin, but outsize comparisons of partisan political conflict to instances of terrible historical oppression is a fairly frequent rhetorical device among conservative media figures. Former Dior designer John Galliano checks into rehab 2011-03-02T16:33:00Z However, not everyone is so appreciative of Baroness Warsi's rhetorical device. What is the 'dinner table test'? 2011-01-20T13:12:47Z We were studying rhetorical devices used in Latin epics and lyric poetry. Ted Sorensen's Legacy for Writers 2010-11-02T19:00:00Z But it is a rhetorical device which the airline seems less keen on others using. Ryanair's hypocritical attack on fair comment 2010-06-14T11:04:00Z "My dear boy," interrupted the count, "the use of the word suicide as a rhetorical device should be urgently discouraged, in the interests of good taste." The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Other rhetorical devices cultivated in the epyllion are the long apostrophe, and the sentence or wise saying. Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) They were ornaments of style, rhetorical devices, but not the expression of a sincere faith. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism The word “speechwriter” itself seemed an example of a rhetorical device, a paradox. Ted Sorensen's Legacy for Writers 2010-11-02T19:00:00Z They are relinquishing the rhetorical devices which were proper enough on the platform-stage, and which now seem out of place on the picture-stage. Inquiries and Opinions I care nothing for rhetorical devices or good taste. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Later on, when controversy began, it became a favourite rhetorical device to call it by the ugly name of a "conspiracy." The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 His manner was frigid and pompous, and his rhetorical devices were mechanical. Collections and Recollections This rhetorical device, so wearisome to modern readers, is used by Chretien preferably when some sentiment or deep emotion is to be portrayed. Four Arthurian Romances It was simply a telling rhetorical device, intended to point a sarcasm directed against the biblical commentators who have been trying to extract the doctrines of evolution from the first chapter of Genesis. Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 Goethe has the useful phrase, 'direct irony'; a certain German writer 'makes too free a use of direct irony, praising the blameworthy and blaming the praiseworthy—a rhetorical device which should be very sparingly employed. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 Like the recipe analogy, the laser-printer story is a useful rhetorical device. Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software His style was not only devoid of ornament and rhetorical device, but it was slipshod and untidy in the last degree. Collections and Recollections The learned term the rhetorical device an ignoratio elenchi. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel Since the coordinating mechanism consists of logic, rhetoric, heuristics, and dialectics, the new scale prompts the emergence of new rhetorical devices, among other things. The Civilization of Illiteracy |
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