Rhetorical Devices For Persuasion

These Top 10 Rhetorical Devices for Persuasion and Public Speaking will enhance the persuasiveness of your speeches. These are also called Rhetorical Techniques or Literary Devices or that writers use in speeches and writing to enhance their persuasion skills. The video uses plenty of examples and makes suggestions and tips for using them to make your message stick. And get your Free Download pdf Confident Speaking: www.alexanderlyon.com/
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00:00 Intro
01:10 Alliteration
03:06 Rhyme
05:18 Analogy
06:35 Metaphor
07:23 Simile
08:44 Amplification
10:15 Hyperbole
11:43 Personification
13:54 Parallelism (or Parallel Structure)
16:06 Antithesis
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Antithesis is probably my favorite. “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Attributed to Jimi Hendrix

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Ha! Yes, true. Rappers and other song writers use lots of these. Gotta get the most out of every word.

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Beautifully explained. I really appreciate your taking the time to look for the right examples. Plan to watch it a couple of more times.

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This is a wonderful teaching tool. Thank you! I am teaching public speaking for the first time and my students are getting ready to do their first speeches. This video makes rhetorical devices seem accessible.

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Thank you, Niranjan. I'm glad it was helpful.

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Nice job! Excellent examples.

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Blueoak you repetions have to sound like a you suffer of gramatical chronic knowledge. You say 5 times "excelent,excelent, excelent,excelent,excelent". After you have repeat it for 5 times, than start going around you tube and make the same comment because it is just sound rethorical correct...😈

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Yes, that can be powerful when done well.

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A rhyme!

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I love them all, but consonants, the sound of consonants words, has been my favorite tip. Thanks

[@alexanderlyon]

Glad you like them. That's a relatively easy one to add to any message, too.

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Glad you liked it, Olive.

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Great video. My best was not mentioned though - Anaphora. That was what Martin Luther king used a couple of times in that great speech. Starting successive sentences with the same set of words for emphasis. "I have a dream ......"

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Glad it was helpful. Thank you!

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Those points are invaluable to me, like showing me a treasure, much phycological.. its going to be much helpful for many other people around me. Thanks you Billion times!!!, Another thing, I feel those techniques are should not limited to only a Speech or Letter, what must be applied practiced with real life to have a happy happy family or any other background

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Glad it was helpful, Jina.

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Parallel structure was interesting By the way thanks a lot for makin this video I learnt much for my exam

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Thank you, Lindsay. I'm glad it was helpful. I appreciate your kind words.

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Great stuff for my rhetorical analysis writing students.

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Example of parallelism and other examples are so interesting..

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I like so much about hyperbole

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This really helped with my persuasive speech! Thank you!

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Amazing Inspirational Devices Amazing Public Speaking Presentation's Devices Amazing Rhetorical Devices Next time, I go for parallels & antithesis Thank you for your content

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Thanks, Roxani. I appreciate your encouragement.

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Thank you, Jonathan. I appreciate your encouragement.

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Parallel structure is my fave.

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I liked the Rhyme part because I like to read out poems and act on stage.

[@alexanderlyon]

I always like it when I hear it. It’s not yet a technique I feel comfortable with when I do it.

[@Rose-ez9vf]

Really helpful! Definitely going to be using these in my speeches next year! My favorite is always alliteration...! Lol

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Good choice, Rachel. I use that one, too. It fits in anywhere and almost always adds value.

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Personification is my favourite. It gives a personality to an object immediately

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Than try google allegorie ...

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Glad I could help!

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Ref. The “check” example. Note. Make sure the reference is known to the listener. The younger person may not understand what the “check “ reference means.

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Antithesis is my favorite, not because of any personal preference, but because it is the beautiful, self-contradictory basis of logic and reasoning themselves.

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Hi, Nolan. Your comments was worded using antithesis! It really is your favorite.

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@@alexanderlyon >:D I could continue, but then it’d get annoying ;) Love the content!!! Very interesting and important area of study. It’s funny how easily we fail to recognize the devices that we deploy every day, yet they are still so integral to communication and connection. It’s a good thing you’re helping bring awareness to them!

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My favorite rhetorical device is alliteration

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My favorite is hyperbole........ Especially the example of 2018

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Yes indeed using hyperbole is like saying : the attention disorder hyper deficit is the highestt form on intelligence in the univers.

[@testguy]

There seems to be a lot of overlap between analogies, metaphors and similes. I'm not sure if it will help, but I like to differentiate between them by saying that similes and metaphors are used to describe, where as analogies are used to explain.

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I think you are right. Lots of overlap in that they all draw comparisons in slightly different ways. I like your describe and explain tip.

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You're not wrong! Marketers do their best to get the maximum impact out of very few words. Sometimes they fail, but some ads are very clever and catchy.

[@giorgichkhatarashvili1171]

Hi, this video is really helpful! But I have a question, which rethorical device is used in the following sentence? "This is not just X, but it's also Y."

[@alexanderlyon]

Hi, giorgi. It sounds like the #10, Anti-thesis @16:05. Anti-thesis has elements of parallel structure but uses that contrasting set up, _"Not A, but B."_

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@communication coach Alex Lyon, Personification and amplification. But how do I get to learn the duo deeply so I could be applying it daily?

[@alexanderlyon]

The best way to get better at it is to start practicing.

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Genuis

[@alexanderlyon]

Ha! Far from it but these techniques are definitely the ones used by pro-level speakers, marketers, etc.

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Can anyone give me any book or any references about rethorical devices, please

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How can I download the PDF

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1:06 time stamp on for start of list

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[@nzematobo733]

Thanks for the vıdeo but i am still confused on what are really rhetorical devices. I fınd somewhere devices like Ethos, Pathos etc. please Help!

[@alexanderlyon]

Ethos, pathos, and logos are rhetorical *_appeals_* . As mentioned in the video, rhetorical or literary *_devices_* are specific techniques used to enhance words so they are more interesting, engaging, and provide value to a message beyond the straightforward meaning of the words. The two areas we are discussing here are not typically discussed together, compared/contrasted, etc. They only thing they have in common is the word rhetoric.

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Analogy

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In Amplification with word check u mean bank cheque?

[@alexanderlyon]

Yes, correct. "Check" is the American spelling for it.

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Is it a mistake to understand the repetition of "I have a dream", a phrase as ANAPHORA instead of parallelism?

[@alexanderlyon]

A mistake? No. _Mistake_ is a strong word when discussing terms and real-life examples. There's so much room for overlap and interpretation. I can see how it might be fun to debate it but, in the end, I think it can be used as a fair example of both. I have a dream is very common example of Anaphora but its also an example of parallelism because the statements that follow each I have a dream lead-in are themselves very much crafted in parallel ways. But, the point of the video is not really about the labels themselves. I'm much more interested in speakers using these techniques to enhance our message.

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What is the meaning of acquit* ?

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It means to set someone free from criminal charges.

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Hey Alex, how can I become a best speaker ?

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Practice, practice, practice.

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You didn't explain why I have a dream is parallelism, and you also didn't explain what parallelism is.

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I understand now why Stan Lee named the first and last names of his characters with the same letters...

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Yes, true. Lots of great use of alliteration in comics.

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Rap music uses a lot of rhymes

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Yes, very true. Lots of innovative language approaches like these in rap, hip-hop, and other music. Lyrics usually provide excellent examples of getting the *_most_* out of every word.

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Antithesis.

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It's a powerful one!

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Alliteration and rhyme, mantras and metaphors. Simile is cheap.

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Is the phrase tiger mom an apology or a metaphor?

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