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7273552745EthosTo demonstratethat they are credible and trustworthy0
7273552746LogosLogic or reason for offering clear ideas1
7273552747KairosMoment of decision and action2
7273552748Pathosappeal to emotion, values3
7329314381DenotationThe literal or primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feeling4
7329314382ConnotationAn idea or feeling that a work invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning5
7329314383JargonA special word or expression6
7329314384ColloquialismA word or phrase that is not formal7
7329314385EuphemismA mild or indirect word or expression8
7329314386HyperboleExaggerated statements or claims not meant9
7329314387Rhetorical questionA question asked in order to create a dramatic effect10
7329314388MetaphorA figure of speech in which a word or phrases is applied to an object or action11
7329314389SimileA figure of speech of a comparison or one thing to another12
7329314390IronyTo say the opposite13
7329314391AllusionDesigned to call something to mind without mentioning the explicitly14
7329314392PersonificationThe attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to something nonhuman15
7329314393AnalogyA comparison between two things16
7329314394AnecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person17
7329314395Loose sentenceWhen the main idea has been elaborated18
7329314396Periodic sentenceHas the main clause or predicate at the end19
7329314397ParallelismThe state of being parallel or corresponding20
7332470285Antithesisa person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else21
7379633152AlliterationThe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words22
7379683478JuxtapositionThe fact of 2 things being placed or turn together23
7382936298Rhetorthe speaker or writer who uses elements of rhetoric effectively in oral or written texts24

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