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Keep Memory Alive By Elie Wisel Rhetorical Devices

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Isaiah Clark English 1 2nd Mrs.Gray Feb 1 “A rhetorical device (otherwise known as a stylistic device, a persuasive device or more simply,rhetorical) is a technique or a type of language that is used by a speaker or an author for the purpose of evoking a particular reaction from the listener or reader or persuading them to think in a certain way.In “Keep Memory Alive” and “The American Idea”, Elie Wisel and Theodore H. White used rhetorical devices and appeals to persuade readers to support their claims. The American Idea was a persuasive essay,and was written to help people out just like the other essay. He also used pathos,ethos,and logos.For example, some ethos is” We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
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