Question

Which of the following rhetorical devices is unique to speaking?

A. Appealing to the audience’s emotions

B. Pausing before speaking to make the point stronger

C. Appealing to the audience’s sense of logic

D. Using humor to make the topic more interesting

Answer 1

I wanna say D. Using humor to make the topic more interesting. Not a lot of people suggest using it, because it can be taken wrong or misunderstood.

Answer 2

Answer: B. Pausing before speaking to make the point stronger.

Explanation: A rhetorical device is a tool or a group of tools with the main function of having an effect on an audience (it can be readers or listeners). In the given examples of rhetorical devices the one that is unique to speaking is pausing before speaking to make the point stronger, because when we read something, not necessarily we will make the pauses the author intended to write, but when speaking, pausing is a tool often used to emphasize a point or an emotion.