He is expressing his post-election thoughts about President Barack Obama and other Democrats having won the election a few days earlier. We must contest every single inch of ground and delay the baby-murdering, tax-raising socialists at every opportunity. But in due time, the maggots will have eaten every morsel of flesh off of the rotting corpse of the Republic, and therein lies our opportunity.
Texas was once its own country, and many Texans already think in nationalist terms about their state. We need to do everything possible to encourage a long-term shift in thinking on this issue.
Why should Vermont and Texas live under the same government? Let each [state] go her own way in peace, sign a free trade agreement among the states, and we can avoid this gut-wrenching spectacle every four years. In the following passage, replace the loaded expressions with wording that slants in the opposite direction.
That is, replace a positively loaded term with a negatively loaded term not with an unloaded term. During the most recent artillery and tank battles, the freedom fighters have been able to liberate one more square mile of the Beirut suburbs. The loaded term freedom fighters positive can be replaced with terrorists negative. Also, liberate positive can be replaced with extend their grip on negative.
We need to take care not to confuse the two. Rhetorical Devices I. The rhetorical devices below attempt to slant our attitude toward a topic by using a single word or short phrase. Euphemisms and Dysphemisms. Euphemism literally means a happy sounding word. Sometimes people will try to give a positive spin to a subject matter by using a term to describe something which makes that thing seem better than it really is. Dysphemisms is just the opposite from euphemisms.
Dysphemisms attempt to give us an unfavorable attitude toward a subject matter by using a negative sounding word. As our authors point out whether a euphemisms or dysphemisms are being used as an illegitimate slanter depends on our purpose for using them. The ones above are intended to incline you to a positive or negative attitude toward a subject matter.
But sometimes euphemisms or dysphemisms are used for more innocent purposes. A classic one we see in retail business all the time. A downplayer is a word or phrase which is intended to devalue someone or something. A faculty member in my department who was unhappy with recent departmental policies spoke disparagingly of our. Rhetorical Devices II. Sometimes we can use slanting devices to get our audience to accept an unstated, but implied, claim without any argument or evidence. This statement assumes that all pit bulls are mean which is false so I am told.
I disagree slightly with the way our authors characterize stereotype. First, I want to distinguish between general statements and universal statements. This may or may not be a stereotype depending on whether it is true or not. If we have evidence that Pit Bulls are involved in many more attacks per capita than most other breeds, then I would not regard that general claim as a stereotype.
An innuendo is when you imply something without actually stating it. Damning with faint praise is an example. Loaded Questions. Loaded question or what lawyers call complex questions are questions which contain an assumption. Rhetorical Devices III. Innuendos are commonly used in everyday conversation as a socially acceptable way to be critical, mean, sexual, humorous, or even flirtatious.
Most often innuendos are veiled hints or allusions to immoral, sexual, or impolite comments. Here are a few examples of innuendo:. In this example, the statement is used to gossip in a way that is socially acceptable.
For a second example, imagine a friend is preparing to cheat on a test with a stolen answer key. He says:. Innuendos provide speakers and writers with ways of saying things without actually saying it- which can be very useful when you want to say something potentially offensive or refer to illegal or anti-social activities. Although innuendo may be used for politeness, it is generally more insulting, humorous, or bawdy. Innuendos can be used to attack people and reputations without breaking the rules of social etiquette, to criticize governments or institutions without getting in trouble, or to humorously say something inappropriate without any consequences.
In other words, innuendo is a powerful technique for getting around the limitations of polite discourse. However, you should be careful; if people understand your innuendo, it could still get you in trouble sometimes. Innuendo is a common element of romantic poetry and humorous prose. Delighted, she hugged him to her chest. Here are a few examples of innuendo in pop culture:. The movie Shrek is full of innuendos, giving adult audiences just as much enjoyment as their children.
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