Question

Read the excerpt from "How Not to Raise a Bully: The Early Roots of Empathy." When parents treat other people with compassion, selflessness and a lack of judgment, children copy those behaviors. "Empathy can’t be taught, but it can be caught," says Gordon. What rhetorical features are employed in the excerpt?

Answer 1

Answer:

Rhyme & Imagination

Explanation:

Rhetorical features are generally used to persuade or impress the audience.

The impact of a short and thoughtful phrase can do the trick, even more so when there is rhyme involved.

¨Empathy can´t be taught, but it can be caught¨ is such a phrase because there is rhyme, but moreover there is the powerful visualisation (and imagination) of Empathy as something concrete that you can catch, if you open your eyes and just...watch.