3.7 Rhetorical Slanters: Examples

"According to an insider, the principal was selling cocaine to students from the snack bar."

"He's a yellow-belly for not fighting."

"Research shows that students who take challenging, college-prep courses do better in school."

"We're downsizing the tech department"

"Theresa's sense of humor is as dry as the Sahara."

"It was a mere infraction to throw the rock at the car. It was just a pebble, actually."

"Are you really going to wear that?"

Which of the following is a dysphemism?

"With Trump's presidency, the world is coming to an end!"

"He got into Stanford only because of his father's money."

"abortion is the murder of innocent defenseless babies"

"If high schools drop football, that will deprive colleges .. of their feeder system, Right?"