Question
My husband said if I would just stop overreacting and be a better mother, everything would be all right.
Can you use this same passage to used as a rehetorical device? (a down player)
Can you use this same passage to used as a rehetorical device? (a down player)
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Ms. Sue
Yes. The words have little meaning, but convey an attitude that is an attempt to diminish another.
Overreacting? To what? Is it overreacting?
A better mother? Better than what?
Everything all right? What does that really mean?
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/extras/rhetoricalexamples.htm
Overreacting? To what? Is it overreacting?
A better mother? Better than what?
Everything all right? What does that really mean?
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/extras/rhetoricalexamples.htm