Bias, Rhetorical Devices, Argumentation

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Mary Fisher gave a speech known as,” A whisper of Aids.” Fisher used scare tactics, ad hominem, alliteration, metaphors, and parallelism. Fisher used a scare tactic “Largely unknown a decade ago, AIDS is the third leading killer of young adult Americans today. But it won’t be third for long, because unlike other diseases, this one travels,” (Fisher, 1992, para. 5). Fisher used ad hominem saying, “We have killed each other with our ignorance, our prejudice, and our silence,” (Fisher, 1992, para. 5). Fisher used a rhetoric device saying, “ But despite science and research, White House meetings, and congressional hearings, despite good intentions and bold initiatives, campaign slogans, and hopeful promises, it is -- despite it all -- the epidemic which is winning tonight,” (Fisher, 1992, para. 2). Fisher used alliteration saying, “Each of them is exactly what God made: a person; not evil, deserving of our judgment; not victims, longing for our pity -- people, ready for support and worthy of compassion,” (Fisher, 1992, para. 6). Fisher used a metaphor when saying,” Though I am white and a mother, I am one with a black infant struggling with tubes in a Philadelphia hospital,” Fisher used parallelism saying, “The -- The lesson history teaches is this: If you believe you are safe, you are at risk. If you do not see this killer stalking your children, look again. There is no family or community, no race or religion, no place left in America that is safe. Until we genuinely embrace this message, we are a nation at risk,” (Fisher, 1992, para. 12). Fisher addressed her argument without attack; therefore, it was a good

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