Posted by Mary on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10:20am.
In 2003, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich wisely lifted the moratorium. His decision was justified. In 2005, a careful review of the study by Professor of Statistics and Sociology Richard Berk of the University of California, Los Angeles, and his coauthors found that the results of Professor Paternoster's study do not stand up to statistical scrutiny. According to Professor Berk's re-analysis, "For both capital charges and death sentences, race either played no role or a small role that is very difficult to specify. In short, it is very difficult to find convincing evidence for racial effects in the Maryland data and if there are any, they may not be additive." Further, race may have a small influence because "cases with a black defendant and white victim or 'other' racial combination are less likely to have a death sentence."
Question
Can any rhetorical devices be found in this passage, loading the Question. If I am wrong can you please name one
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Why aren't you responding to previous posts?
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1255530029
http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html
Read about rhetorical devices.
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/
Read about literary terms.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/fallacies.html
Read about fallacies (list on the right). Read especially about "Begging the question." I've never heard of "loading the Question" as a rhetorical device or a fallacy:
http://www.google.com/search?q=loading+the+question&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
To identify any rhetorical devices in the passage, we first need to understand what rhetorical devices are. Rhetorical devices are techniques or techniques used in language to convey a particular effect or meaning, such as persuasion or emphasis. Some common rhetorical devices include repetition, rhetorical questions, parallelism, and imagery, among others.
To determine if any rhetorical devices are present in this passage, we can analyze the language and characteristics used. The passage mainly consists of factual statements presenting a review of a study by Professor Richard Berk and his coauthors. It primarily aims to present their findings and discredit the results of Professor Paternoster's study.
Upon examining the passage, we do not find any obvious use of rhetorical devices. The author seems to rely on presenting logical arguments and evidence to support their claims rather than using rhetorical techniques. The language used is straightforward, and there are no instances of repetition, rhetorical questions, parallelism, or vivid imagery that would classify as a rhetorical device.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the passage does not contain any overt rhetorical devices.