"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

metaphor
metaphor

anaphora
anaphora

juxtaposition
juxtaposition

rhetorical conditional
rhetorical conditional

hyperbole
hyperbole
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Answer 1

The rhetorical techniques demonstrated in the passage by Barbara Jordan are:

1. metaphor - The reference to a "20th-century paper shredder" serves as a metaphor for discarding the Constitution if it can't be applied to the current situation.

2. rhetorical conditional - The phrase "if the impeachment provision in the Constitution... then perhaps that 18th-century Constitution should be abandoned..." presents a conditional statement that expresses a hypothetical scenario.

So, the correct answers are metaphor and rhetorical conditional.