Rhetorical Devices

Logoical appeal (facts, stats, if/then statements"

"When it rains, it pours."

The blind date consisted of laughing and talking and walking and falling.

"I'll be your crying shoulder."

"She runs faster than lightning"

Come on car, don't fail me now. You've gotten me through so much

She crept in the room as quiet as a mouse.

"He's such a Romeo with all the ladies."

"He won the game and the girl's heart."

"Class is like boot camp; it's challenging, but rewarding in the end."

Ethical appeal (credibility, authority, celebrity"

"My kids love to yell, jump, run, go crazy."

The answer to a rhetorical question

"What is the most important thing in your life?"

Emotional appeal

"We will meet. We will battle. We will have victory."