Question

match each rhetorical technique to an example.

exclusive language
inclusive language
repetition
parallelism

my policies support the middle class; your policies support big business.
we must not forget the sacrifice...
sell right now. sell tomorrow. just sell, sell, sell!
they are not to be trusted.

Explanation:

Analyze the rhetorical techniques

We must match each rhetorical technique on the left to its corresponding example on the right. Let's define each technique:

• Exclusive language: Words that distance the speaker from a group (e.g., "they", "them", "their").
• Inclusive language: Words that unite the speaker and the audience (e.g., "we", "us", "our").
• Repetition: Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.
• Parallelism: Using similar grammatical structures in neighboring clauses or sentences.

Match each example

Let's evaluate each example on the right:

1. "My policies support the middle class; your policies support big business."

• This sentence uses a balanced, repeating grammatical structure: "[Possessive pronoun] policies support [noun phrase]". This is a classic example of parallelism.

1. "We must not forget the sacrifice..."

• The use of the pronoun "We" unites the speaker and the audience, which is inclusive language.

1. "Sell right now. Sell tomorrow. Just sell, sell, sell!"

• The word "sell" is repeated multiple times for emphasis, representing repetition.

1. "They are not to be trusted."

• The pronoun "They" distances the speaker from the group being discussed, representing exclusive language.

Synthesize the final matches

Using our Speech Analysis skills, we pair each technique with its correct example:

• exclusive language $

ightarrow$ "They are not to be trusted."

• inclusive language $

ightarrow$ "We must not forget the sacrifice..."

• repetition $

ightarrow$ "Sell right now. Sell tomorrow. Just sell, sell, sell!"

• parallelism $

ightarrow$ "My policies support the middle class; your policies support big business."

Answer:

Rhetorical Technique	Example
inclusive language	"We must not forget the sacrifice..."
repetition	"Sell right now. Sell tomorrow. Just sell, sell, sell!"
parallelism	"My policies support the middle class; your policies support big business."