"Barbara Jordan Remarks on Impeachment, July, 1974"

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by Barbara Jordan

The President did know that it was Republican money, that it was money from the Committee for the Re-Election of the President, which was found in the possession of one of the burglars arrested on June the 17th. What the President did know on the 23rd of June was the prior activities of E. Howard Hunt, which included his participation in the break-in of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist, which included Howard Hunt’s participation in the Dita Beard ITT affair, which included Howard Hunt’s fabrication of cables designed to discredit the Kenned Administration.

Rep. Barbara Jordan's remarks on impeachment during Watergate

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

Which rhetorical technique is used in the passage?

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Responses

anaphora
anaphora

rhetorical question
rhetorical question

juxtaposition
juxtaposition

metaphor

Answer 1

The rhetorical technique used in the passage is juxtaposition. Jordan contrasts different actions and events associated with E. Howard Hunt, highlighting the severity and implications of the President's knowledge and involvement in those activities.