"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.

(1 point)
Responses

hyperbole
hyperbole

juxtaposition
juxtaposition

metaphor
metaphor

rhetorical conditional
rhetorical conditional

anaphora

Answer 1

The two rhetorical techniques demonstrated in the passage are:

1. hyperbole - The phrase "abandoned to a 20th-century paper shredder" exaggerates the consequences of not using the impeachment provision, emphasizing the gravity of the situation.
2. rhetorical conditional - The structure of "If the impeachment provision... then perhaps that 18th-century Constitution should be abandoned" sets up a conditional statement that underscores the importance of the impeachment provision.

Therefore, the correct answers are hyperbole and rhetorical conditional.

Answer 2

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

Which phrase from the passage is an example of allusion?

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Responses

“It’s a very eloquent beginning.”
“It’s a very eloquent beginning.”

“I have finally been included. . .”
“I have finally been included. . .”

“We, the people.”
“We, the people.”

“But when the document was completed. . .”
“But when the document was completed. . .”