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[Greninja340]

What techniques are in the quotes below (they are from 1984 Ch4)

"Simply at tracking down and deleting from the Press the names of people who had been vaporized and were therefore considered never to
have existed."

"Statistics were just as much fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version.’"

 

[dumNerd]

What techniques are in the quotes below (they are from 1984 Ch4)

"Simply at tracking down and deleting from the Press the names of people who had been vaporized and were therefore considered never to
have existed."

"Statistics were just as much fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version.’"

capitalisation "Press" - emphasises.... just bs it.

 

[Greninja340]

capitalisation "Press" - emphasises.... just bs it.

would contrasting/juxtaposition/antithesis of statistics and fantasy be a legit technique

 

[YonOra]

would contrasting/juxtaposition/antithesis of statistics and fantasy be a legit technique

Yes, but you use techniques to accompany your argument, so it really depends on what you're trying to get across

 

[dumNerd]

would contrasting/juxtaposition/antithesis of statistics and fantasy be a legit technique

antithesis would as it is two contrasting ideas, not contrast or juxtaposition - contrast is not a legit technique

 

[dumNerd]

antithesis would as it is two contrasting ideas, not contrast or juxtaposition - contrast is not a legit technique

juxtaposition is more of a visual technique not really a contrasting effect between two seperate ideas

 

[YonOra]

antithesis would as it is two contrasting ideas, not contrast or juxtaposition - contrast is not a legit technique

What why? Contrast is a decent technique when coupled with an adjective/adverb

 

[dumNerd]

What why? Contrast is a decent technique when coupled with an adjective/adverb

my teacher said it doesn't have the same affect as juxtaposition and antithesis. And both these techniques already cover most instances where you need these types of techniques

 

[Greninja340]

Yes, but you use techniques to accompany your argument, so it really depends on what you're trying to get across

Its about how the party manipulates facts to further their own agenda and so control the perception of the population regarding their own human experiences

 

[YonOra]

my teacher said it doesn't have the same affect as juxtaposition and antithesis. And both these techniques already cover most instances where you need these types of techniques

Eh. I think it's contextual tbh

 

[dumNerd]

Its about how the party manipulates facts to further their own agenda and so control the perception of the population regarding their own human experiences

I think antithesis would be good for this

 

[Jarjarbinx]

What techniques are in the quotes below (they are from 1984 Ch4)

"Simply at tracking down and deleting from the Press the names of people who had been vaporized and were therefore considered never to
have existed."

"Statistics were just as much fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version.’"

1st qt: Synechdoce, aligning one's existence to their identity/place in INGSOC.

2nd: Irony/paradox, how can you 'rectify' something that was originally a fantasy?

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