Which rhetorical technique is the speaker using?
read the excerpt from a speech by the class president
petitioning the principal to build a new stadium
our stadium is crumbling, and the effects have been felt for
generations! if we built a new stadium, our community
would benefit, and millions would flock to town for the
home games. profits would soar, as local businesses
would be flooded with new clients on game nights. and
your legacy as the best principal ever would be established
for all to see
appeal
overstatement
parallelism
shift

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.