Yes this is perfectly acceptable.
you end a persuasive writing by repeating the main topic and its details just in different words
At the end of the first paragraph (introduction).
yes it is! humor: anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the Renaissance, humor meant a person's temperament
God is man's ultimate end. (- Summa, First Part of the Second Part, Question 1)
Rhetorical Devices in WritingAnaphora - repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases - "If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?" (Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare)Antanagoge - places a criticism and compliment together to lessen the impact - The car is not pretty but it runs great.Antiphrasis - uses a word with an opposite meaning - The Chihuahua was named Goliath.Epanalepsis - repeats something from the beginning of a sentence at the end - My ears heard what you said but I couldn't believe my ears.Oxymoron - a two word paradox - near miss, seriously funny
Yes, rhetorical questions typically have question marks at the end to indicate that they are questions, even though they are not meant to elicit a response.
yes
It would probably be best if in the context of the speech it is clear to the audience that the question is rhetorical. If that will be the case, then why not?
If you have a reputation for writing essays really well you might end with a rhetorical question, but unless it's just perfect in the context I'd advise against it.
you end a persuasive writing by repeating the main topic and its details just in different words
how do you end a persuasive essay?
"When youth should be engaged in learning how to think for themselves, how can media telling them how and what to think be a good thing?"
"When youth should be engaged in learning how to think for themselves, how can media telling them how and what to think be a good thing?"
Rhetorical acts in paragraphs are acknowledgment of sources. It is when you cite your sources in the paragraph along with citing them at the end.
Not necessarily. You could use a rhetorical question (one which isn't supposed to be answered) which will immediately engage your listeners to your speech. You could then go back to the question at the end of your speech so that it appears to be "symmetrical" and finished.
A text-specific question is a question that pertains directly to the content or details of a specific text. You can find text-specific questions at the end of a reading passage in textbooks, study guides, or in teacher-prepared comprehension activities to deepen your understanding of the material.
No, a period is not used after the reference when an in-text citation ends with a question mark. The question mark serves as the punctuation at the end of the sentence, and adding a period would be redundant.