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14798054547Rhetoricthe art of using language effectively and persuasively0
14798054548rhetorical situationa situation in which people's understanding can be changed through messages1
14798054549ExigenceA rhetorical situation that causes or prompts someone to create.2
14798054550Genrea category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.3
14798054551audiencethe listener, viewer, or reader of a text4
14798054552purposethe reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.5
14798054553contextWords, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.6
14798054554messagecommunicates to someone else through writing, speech, or by signals7
14798054555Thesisdissertation embodying results of the original research and sustaining a specific view8
14798054556claimAn assertion, usually supported by evidence9
14798054557evidenceproof10
14798054558Dictionthe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.11
14798054559SyntaxSentence structure12
14798054560OrginizationIs the order or sequence of ideas in a pattern that suggests their relationship to each other.13
14798054561StyleA basic and distinctive mode of expression.14
14798054562analyzeBreak down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure15
14798054563argueto give reasons for or against something16
14798054564quotationa passage or expression that is quoted or cited17
14798054565Citationa quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.18
14798054566perspectivepoint of view19
14798054567establishto set up or create20
14798054568strategya plan of action21
14798054569Hyperboleexaggeration22
14798054570UnderstatementA statement that says less than what is meant23
14798054571LitotesA form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite24

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