"Barbara Jordan Remarks on Impeachment, July, 1974"

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by Barbara Jordan

If the impeachment provision in the Constitution of the United States will not reach the offenses charged here, then perhaps that 18th-century Constitution should be abandoned to a 20th-century paper shredder!

Rep. Barbara Jordan's remarks on impeachment during Watergate

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Use the passage from a speech by Representative Barbara Jordan to answer the question.

Which rhetorical techniques are demonstrated in this passage? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

juxtaposition
juxtaposition

anaphora
anaphora

rhetorical conditional
rhetorical conditional

metaphor
metaphor

hyperbole

Answer 1

The two rhetorical techniques demonstrated in the passage are:

1. Rhetorical conditional - The phrase "If the impeachment provision in the Constitution of the United States will not reach the offenses charged here" establishes a conditional statement that sets up a hypothetical scenario.

2. Metaphor - The suggestion of abandoning the Constitution to a "20th-century paper shredder" is a metaphor that conveys the idea of discarding or invalidating something valuable.

Therefore, the correct answers are rhetorical conditional and metaphor.