Question

Could you lower those signs, please? -- I have some very sad news for all of you, and, I think, sad news for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over the world; and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight in Memphis, Tennessee.
The underlined word is an example of which rhetorical device?
repetition
allusion
simile
ethos

IncorrectQuestion 4
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I'm only going to talk to you just for a minute or so this evening, because I have some -- some very sad news for all of you -- Could you lower those signs, please? -- I have some very sad news for all of you, and, I think, sad news for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over the world; and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight in Memphis, Tennessee.

The underlined word is an example of which rhetorical device?
ethos
simile
allusion
repetition

IncorrectQuestion 5
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Reread paragraph 5.

For those of you who are black and are tempted to fill with -- be filled with hatred and mistrust of the injustice of such an act, against all white people, I would only say that I can also feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man.

What mode of persuasion is Kennedy appealing to when he states that he had a member of his family killed by a white man?
logos
ethos
pathos
none of the above

Answer 1

1. The underlined word is an example of which rhetorical device?

Answer: repetition.

Explanation:

Repetition is a rhetorical device that appeals to clarify speech by constantly repeating a phrase or word at the beginning or end of each sentence, emphasizing the repeated word.

In this case, he constantly repeats that he will bring sad news, repeating this constantly appeals to the audience to perceive a feeling of sadness before listening to the news.

2. What mode of persuasion is Kennedy appealing to when he states that he had a member of his family killed by a white man?

Answer: ethos.

Explanation:

Ethos is one of the 3 pillars of persuasion. This type of persuasion discourse usually appeals to the emotional and moral side of the sender, who is described during the speech as someone similar to the listener.

Jonh F. Kennedy was well known for using this type of persuasion speech, where he was an honest person to the audience.

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