GCSE English Paper 1 revision (10)

Rhetoric

• Rhetorical questions are phrased to make the answer seem so obvious that it's not even worth saying.
• This makes the reader feel like their making their own mind up, when actually the writer is trying to get them to think in a certain way.
• Repetition emphasises key points.
• Writers often repeat words or phrases to emphasise their most important points.
• They're often repeated in 3's.
• When writing about rhetorics, you should make a point, give an example, and explain the effect it has.

Bias

• Biased writing…