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| 12326643807 | ad hominem | An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. | 0 | |
| 12326646860 | alliteration | repetition | 1 | |
| 12326649376 | paronomasia | use of words alike in sound but different in meaning | 2 | |
| 12326651767 | Polysyndeton | the use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural | 3 | |
| 12326657338 | Rebuttal | A counterargument, refutation | 4 | |
| 12326659488 | antiphrasis | one word irony, established by context | 5 | |
| 12326662172 | antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 6 | |
| 12326665877 | tautology | unnecessary repetition | 7 | |
| 12326665878 | cacophony | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds | 8 | |
| 12326686967 | Ecphonesis | an emotional, exclamatory phrase such as ah, oh | 9 | |
| 12326689854 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 10 | |
| 12326692449 | Epigraph | the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme | 11 | |
| 12326692450 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 12 | |
| 12326694975 | Catachresis | an extravagant, implied metaphor using words in an alien or unusual way | 13 | |
| 12326699885 | Anacoluthon | finishing a sentence with a different grammatical structure from that with which it began | 14 | |
| 12326703013 | Polyptoton | repetition of words derived from the same root but with different endings | 15 | |
| 12326707702 | invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 16 | |
| 12326709543 | Oxymoron | conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence') | 17 | |
| 12326712107 | Epithet | A descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something | 18 | |
| 12326714822 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 19 | |
| 12326717355 | eristic | prone to controversy; argumentative | 20 | |
| 12326721318 | Archaism | The use of deliberately old-fashioned language. | 21 | |
| 12326723931 | Apposition | a word or phrase placed next to another word in order to define or identify it | 22 | |
| 12326727612 | personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 23 | |
| 12326730212 | Aposiopesis | the device of suddenly breaking off in speech. | 24 | |
| 12326730213 | irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 25 | |
| 12326732054 | exordium | introduction | 26 | |
| 12326733601 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 27 | |
| 12326735986 | parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner | 28 | |
| 12326748965 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 29 | |
| 12326748967 | Epistrophe | Ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word or words. | 30 | |
| 12326751376 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 31 | |
| 12326753767 | Amplification | involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over | 32 | |
| 12326758180 | maxim | a short saying | 33 | |
| 12326766427 | Epideictic | speaking that praises or blames | 34 | |
| 12326769515 | paralipsis | The technique of drawing attention to something by claiming not to mention it. | 35 | |
| 12326772256 | bathos | insincere or overly sentimental quality - starts serious and turns trivial | 36 | |
| 12326793423 | Metaphor | comparison not using like or as | 37 | |
| 12326795596 | Hypothesis | An educated guess | 38 | |
| 12326797435 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 39 | |
| 12326799920 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause | 40 | |
| 12326807831 | Euphemism | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive | 41 | |
| 12326810356 | discourse | written or spoken communication or debate | 42 | |
| 12326812767 | Jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people | 43 | |
| 12326821246 | Periphrasis | A descriptive word or phrase is used to refer to a proper name | 44 |
