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Question 0

Rhetoric

Answer 0

language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
“all we have from the opposition is empty rhetoric”
synonyms: bombast, turgidity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, pomposity, extravagant language, purple prose; More

Question 1

Pathos

Answer 1

a quality that evokes pity or sadness.
“the actor injects his customary humor and pathos into the role”
synonyms: poignancy, tragedy, sadness, pitifulness, piteousness, pitiableness
“the pathos of Antoine’s predicament”