Rhetorical Device, Appeal or Figurative Language

Paste the sentence from the closing arguments that is an example of the rhetorical device, appeal, or figurative language

In one sentence, explain why the rhetorical appeal, device, or figurative language was used. What is the effect? How does it serve the purpose?



pathos



We are gathered on this final day of the trial to make sense of Careless Construction’s utter disregard for wildlife.

This example would make the jury feel angry about the construction company’s carelessness.



logos



In the last 100 years, the gopher tortoise population has declined by 70%, leaving only 700,000 tortoises in the wild.





pathos



It is up to you, the jury, to make the right call. The Tortoise Shell Foundation has been protecting this species since 1961.





ethos



They have relentlessly battled corporations who show no interest in land loss, much less the loss of one or two turtles.





irony



Oh yes—they were very responsible.





rhetorical question



How is this fair? How is this right?





alliteration



madness and mayhem, misguidedly making your way to what you believe is safety.





allusion



the species will disappear faster than a Houdini magic trick,





hyperbole



There were millions of other acres—probably billions or trillions of other acres





personification



The darkness hugs you tightly in its arms and you are gone.





simile



Gopher tortoises will rise from the ashes like a mythological phoenix.