Question

Rhetorical devices are special kinds of language that are used to persuade an audience.

Satire often relies on ____________________ , a ____________________ or inconsistency between what is ____________________ and what is ____________________ .
____________________ is a description of something as being ____________________ or less than it really is.
A false ____________________ is an ____________________ assumption that forms the basis of an argument.
(contradiction, said, smaller, premise, meant, understatement, verbal irony, incorrect)

Answer 1

Rhetorical devices are special kinds of language that are used to persuade an audience.

Satire often relies on verbal irony, a contradiction or inconsistency between what is said and what is meant.

Understatement is a description of something as being smaller or less than it really is.

A false premise is an incorrect assumption that forms the basis of an argument.