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Literature of the American Revolution is known for having many speeches and essays. Throughout these we can see evidence of different rhetorical techniques described here.

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A false dilemma is when people are given two choices on different sides of the spectrum leaving out the middle options. This gives the reader the false concept that they only have two options.

Domain: Literature; Category: General literature

This is a fancy term to say that a specific example is being used. These are very common throughout the prose in the American Revolution.

Domain: Literature; Category: General literature

To add emphasis sometimes people simply make the sentence exclamatory. When you read an exclamation point consider that the author has really put it in to draw your attention and require you to ...

Domain: Literature; Category: General literature

Ethos is when a person uses logic to try to persuade people. This is when the speaker will give credibility to his position.

Domain: Literature; Category: General literature

Diction refers to word choice. Diction helps determine tone and is very persuasive. For example, the Declaration of Independence contains many vilifying verbs.

Domain: Literature; Category: General literature

Denotation is NOT a method of rhetoric, rather it is something that must be taken into account when reading older writings. The English language has changed, as such something the denotation ...

Domain: Literature; Category: General literature

Anaphora is the deliberate repetition of the first part of a sentence to add emphasis. This is clear in many of the speeches and texts of the time.

Domain: Literature; Category: General literature

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