14800410830 | antecedent | a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another | 0 | |
14800415982 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 1 | |
14800420100 | didactic | intended to teach | 2 | |
14800426284 | Athours purpose | Reason for writing | 3 | |
14800435423 | Appeal to Authority | A fallacy in which a speaker or writer seeks to persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for a famous person or institution. | 4 | |
14800443744 | antithetical | directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible | 5 | |
14800448662 | abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence. | 6 | |
14800454429 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 7 | |
14800457753 | Alludes | suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at. | 8 | |
14800460872 | classical allusion | references to characters or events from greek mythology | 9 | |
14800465378 | Ambiguity | An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. | 10 | |
14800467779 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 11 | |
14800473727 | anecdotal | based on personal accounts rather than facts or research | 12 | |
14800477893 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 13 | |
14817521029 | pathos | Appeal to emotion | 14 | |
14817521030 | ethos | credibility | 15 | |
14817523430 | logos | logic | 16 |
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