Derricotte Rhetorical Analysis

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In Derricotte's essay the first rhetorical foul utilized is the inflexible insistence on the rules. In essay XI the narrator blatantly breaks this rule by using the voice of god to justify their irrational behavior towards attempting to command flies and then killing any infidels. Derricotte’s main downfall is when he tells the reader “Sometimes I believed that the things in the world hear your thoughts, the way god heard your prayers” (47). By using this rhetorical foul Derricotte discredits the narrator and makes the reader question what in the story is not an exaggeration or pure fantasy. The next rhetorical foul that takes place in one of Derricotte’s essays is threats. In essay XIII Derricotte’s father would beat Derricotte until he grimaced

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