👉 The term "anthema" in the context of rhetoric refers to a rhetorical device where an argumentative statement is used as a metaphor or analogy to support a claim, often implying that what follows logically follows from it. An example of this would be saying, "If I were to become president, I would make sure that every single person who voted for me would get a raise in their salary." This statement uses the concept of an anthema as a metaphor to suggest that by doing so, one