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| 6693662672 | Ad Hominem Argument | An argument that attacks the integrity of a character of an opponent rather than the merits of an issue. | 0 | |
| 6693713906 | Analogy | A comparison that attempts to explain one idea or thing by likening it to another. | 1 | |
| 6693960951 | Anecdote | A brief narrative offered in a text to capture the audience's attention or to support a generalization. | 2 | |
| 6693981883 | Appeal to Ethos | Appeal to ethics. | 3 | |
| 6693984220 | Appeal to Logos | Appeal to logic. | 4 | |
| 6693988426 | Appeal to Pathos | Appeal to emotion. | 5 | |
| 6694002862 | Begging the Question | The situation that results when a writer or speaker constructs an argument on an assumption that the audience does not accept. | 6 | |
| 6694010468 | Conclusion | The final paragraph or paragraphs that sum up an essay and bring it to a close. | 7 | |
| 6694516874 | Connotation | The implication of emotional overtones of a word rather than its literal meaning. | 8 | |
| 6694525072 | Emphasis | A rhetorical principle that requires stress to be given to important elements in an essay at the expense of less important elements. | 9 | |
| 6694543274 | Essay | A short prose discussion of a single topic. Essays can be formal or informal. | 10 | |
| 6694547716 | Euphemism | More agreeable or less offensive substitutes for generally unpleasant words or concepts. | 11 | |
| 6694561811 | Example | An instance that is representative of an idea or claim or that otherwise illustrates it. | 12 | |
| 6694620577 | Causal Relationship | A cause-and-effect relationship. If X is the cause then Y is the effect. If Y is the cause then X is the effect. | 13 | |
| 6694637056 | Colloquialism | A word or expression acceptable in informal usage but inappropriate in formal discourse. | 14 | |
| 6694661192 | Generalization | A statement that asserts some broad truth based upon knowledge of specific cases. | 15 | |
| 6694665244 | Logical Fallacy | Errors in reasoning used by speakers or writers, sometimes in order to dupe their audience. | 16 | |
| 6694674581 | Objective/Subjective Writing | Two different attitudes toward description. In objective writing, the author tries to present the material fairly and without bias; in subjective writing the author stresses personal responses and interpretations. | 17 | |
| 6694689276 | Red Herring | A side issue introduced into an argument in order to distract from the main argument. | 18 | |
| 6694694655 | Sarcasm | Bitter, caustic language, that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | 19 | |
| 6694703481 | Satire | Often an attack on a person. Also the use of wit and humor in order to ridicule society's weaknesses so as to correct them. | 20 | |
| 6694713919 | Subordination | Expressing in a dependent clause, phrase, or single word any idea that is not significant enough to be expressed in a main clause or a independent sentence. | 21 | |
| 6694729449 | Tone | The reflection of the author's attitude toward subject and audience. | 22 | |
| 6694738192 | Understatement | A way of deliberately representing something as less than it is in order to stress its magnitude. | 23 | |
| 6694747378 | Voice | The presence or the sound of self, chosen by the author. | 24 |
