It has been said that these methods are not used for decorative effect but to give meaning.

Often used for rhetorical effect to break up sentences into.

Particularly when they were at their peak, people could be heard using them for humorous effect.

"It is not using shock just for effect, but to tell a story," he said.

However, the saxophone was used just for effect in the video.

Though a mistake in many cases, it can also be used for dramatic effect.

The geekiness of his job is also used for comic effect.

Most of the questionable dialogue was used for comic effect.

And you should use plants in groups of three or more, for best effect.

Later, explosives like gunpowder were used for even greater effect.