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Identify a rhetorical device

GCSE · English Language · OCR · SC3 — Spoken language

Question

Question (2 marks): Identify two rhetorical devices a speaker could use to make the opening of a formal presentation more engaging.

Mark scheme (AO7):

  • 1 mark per correctly named device, up to 2.
  • Acceptable answers include: rhetorical question, anecdote, hyperbole, tricolon, direct address, anaphora, statistic/fact, antithesis, hook, allusion.
  • Do not credit vague answers such as 'good vocabulary' or 'clear voice'.

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