7273552745 | Ethos | To demonstratethat they are credible and trustworthy | 0 | |
7273552746 | Logos | Logic or reason for offering clear ideas | 1 | |
7273552747 | Kairos | Moment of decision and action | 2 | |
7273552748 | Pathos | appeal to emotion, values | 3 | |
7329314381 | Denotation | The literal or primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feeling | 4 | |
7329314382 | Connotation | An idea or feeling that a work invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning | 5 | |
7329314383 | Jargon | A special word or expression | 6 | |
7329314384 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase that is not formal | 7 | |
7329314385 | Euphemism | A mild or indirect word or expression | 8 | |
7329314386 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant | 9 | |
7329314387 | Rhetorical question | A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect | 10 | |
7329314388 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrases is applied to an object or action | 11 | |
7329314389 | Simile | A figure of speech of a comparison or one thing to another | 12 | |
7329314390 | Irony | To say the opposite | 13 | |
7329314391 | Allusion | Designed to call something to mind without mentioning the explicitly | 14 | |
7329314392 | Personification | The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to something nonhuman | 15 | |
7329314393 | Analogy | A comparison between two things | 16 | |
7329314394 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 17 | |
7329314395 | Loose sentence | When the main idea has been elaborated | 18 | |
7329314396 | Periodic sentence | Has the main clause or predicate at the end | 19 | |
7329314397 | Parallelism | The state of being parallel or corresponding | 20 | |
7332470285 | Antithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else | 21 | |
7379633152 | Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words | 22 | |
7379683478 | Juxtaposition | The fact of 2 things being placed or turn together | 23 | |
7382936298 | Rhetor | the speaker or writer who uses elements of rhetoric effectively in oral or written texts | 24 |
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