Rhetorical Devices

question that is not meant to be answered, but is meant to make the audience think. 

A rhetorical device in which opposing or contrasting ideas are presented in parallel

Aristotelian appeal using credibility, authority, respectability or believability to persuade

Aristotelian appeal using logic, reason, facts, statistics, research results, etc. to persuade

The repetition of a sound for effect, emphasis or cadence "She saw, she shuddered, she shouted."

Aristotelian appeal using language that incites an emotional response to persuade the audience

uses grammatically similar syntax, and often repetition, to emphasize ideas or images.

The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase. This also adds rhythm to the passage

Hinting at a work or art or literature or an earlier political figure. Biblical stories and figures are very common

substituting polite words for ones that convey harsh ideas, or to make something unpleasant more palatable

words or phrases used to provide an unusual comparison

descriptive language