One of my favorite rhetorical devices ever is sarcasm. It
flows out of my mouth naturally, so I use it on a daily basis. Sarcasm is using
insults to cause irony, as stated in the book. Just yesterday, I was at my
parent’s house. My mom asked me if I could give our dogs a bath and brush their
coat after. I responded saying, “sure mom, and I’ll make sure to do the dishes,
laundry and mow the lawn as well.” While I had no problem doing the task that
she asked of me, I said it hoping that she would simply say never mind and not
make me do it.
Another rhetorical device that I use is hyperbole. This uses
exaggeration to make the facts seem more extreme than what they really are.
While it is true that I probably need to get more sleep, I often state, “I’m so
tired, I only slept like, two hours.” The reality of the situation is that I
slept around 6 or 7, but it still wasn’t enough for me to feel rested.
-CesarCOMM41
Hey Cezar,
ReplyDeleteJust like me i also chose the two topics of Sarcasm and hyperbole! Sarcasm just as it is for you just flows out of my mouth, and i partly believe that's because that is how i was raised. When i talk to someone it’s hard for me not to be sarcastic, i am a huge jokester and to me it is just fun to give someone a hard time threw sarcasm. The next thing hyperbole is something I learned from this chapter but I also use these phrases from time to time. When I was growing up my mom always used hyperbole to lighten up the mood.
-Mike Ross