One rhetorical device I
have used in the past week is a euphemism. According to the text, a euphemism “is
the replacement of a negative term with a neutral or positive one to cover up
or sugarcoat the truth.” The example is my a customer at worked asked me if the
camera they received as a gift was a
good one. It was old, outdated and not a very generous gift. So I told them
that when that camera was new, it was the top of the line, Cadillac of cameras.
Even though compared to modern camera’s this one wasn’t very good, it could
still take great pictures. Another rhetorical devise I used this week was a
dysphemism. A dysphemism is “used to produce negative effects.” An example is
when I told a friend of mine he should try my barber, right after he got a
haircut. I didn’t think he had a good haircut.
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