Isolate and Discuss the Rhetorical Devices That Appear in the Following

question 87

Essay

Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage:
"Sam Goldwyn once said that an oral agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on. We wonder what he would have said about the Pennzoil-Texaco case."
-The Worcester, Mass., Evening Gazette

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal or avoidance after a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when avoided or removed after a certain behavior, enhances the probability of that behavior occurring again.

Punishing Event

An event or stimulus that decreases the likelihood of the behavior that it follows, often used in behavior modification techniques.