Isolate and Discuss the Rhetorical Devices That Appear in the Following

question 24

Essay

Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage:
From a letter to the editor: "In Sacramento, money talks, which is why our politicians kowtow to the local developers. So much for voting for honest people whose primary concern should be people, not money."
-Sacramento Bee

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Definitions:

IRR

Internal Rate of Return, a metric used to estimate the profitability of potential investments.

Initial Cost

The original cost of acquiring an asset before any depreciation, amortization, or similar adjustment.

Cash Inflows

The total amount of money received by a company or individual during a set period.

Payback Period

The duration of time it takes to recover the cost of an investment, calculated as the point where net cash flow equals the initial investment.