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| 7226711281 | Simple Sentence | Sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate. | 0 | |
| 7226712527 | Complex Sentence | sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses | 1 | |
| 7226714464 | Compound Sentence | a sentence with more than one subject or predicate. | 2 | |
| 7226715319 | Compound-Complex Sentence | a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. | 3 | |
| 7226717396 | Parallelism | the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter. This method adds balance and rhythm to sentences giving ideas a smoother flow and thus can be persuasive because of the repetition it employs. | 4 | |
| 7226723451 | Climax | Sentence that builds to the most important clause. | 5 | |
| 7226724993 | Antithesis | literal meaning opposite, is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect; emphasizes the idea of contrast by parallel structures of the contrasted phrases or clauses, i.e. the structures of phrases and clauses are similar in order to draw the attention of the listeners or readers. | 6 | |
| 7226744857 | Polysyndeton | a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect. Examples are found in literature and in day-to-day conversations; it makes use of coordinating conjunctions like "and", "or", "but" and "nor" (mostly and and or) which are used to join successive words, phrases or clauses in such a way that these conjunctions are even used where they might have been omitted. | 7 | |
| 7226751962 | Rhetoric | a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form. It is an art of discourse, which studies and employs various methods to convince, influence or please an audience. | 8 | |
| 7226754896 | Context | the background, environment, setting, framework, or surroundings of events or occurrences. Means circumstances forming a background of an event, idea or statement, in such a way as to enable readers to understand the narrative or a literary piece. | 9 | |
| 7226756602 | Bias | a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned | 10 | |
| 7226760004 | Persona | means the mask of an actor, and is therefore etymologically linked to the dramatis personae which refers to the list of characters and cast in a play or a drama. It is also known as a theatrical mask. It can be defined in a literary work as a voice or an assumed role of a character that represents the thoughts of a writer or a specific person the writer wants to present as his mouthpiece. | 11 | |
| 7226760988 | Concession | a literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent. It allows for different opinions and approaches toward an issue, indicating an understanding of what causes the actual debate or controversy. It demonstrates that the writer is a mature thinker and has considered the issue from all angles. | 12 | |
| 7580056495 | Propagandistic | spreading of rumors, false or correct information, or an idea in order to influence the opinion of the society. It may advance an idea or bring into disrepute an opposite idea. | 13 | |
| 7580247167 | Polemic | a strong attack or argument against something. Most of the time the topic is on a controversial subject; like important issues concerning civil or human rights, philosophy and ethics, politics, religion, and so on. | 14 | |
| 7580262215 | Deductive Reasoning | a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. Top-down | 15 | |
| 7580273833 | Inductive Reasoning | a logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion. Bottom-up | 16 | |
| 7580282333 | Rationalism | the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in knowledge | 17 | |
| 7580282334 | Skepticism | the theory that certain knowledge is impossible | 18 | |
| 7580292511 | Materialism | the doctrine that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications. | 19 | |
| 7580301833 | Syllogism | an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ). | 20 | |
| 7580304840 | e.g. | for example | 21 | |
| 7580304841 | i.e. | that is/in other words | 22 | |
| 7580318680 | Paradox | a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. | 23 | |
| 7580329823 | Sensualism | a doctrine whereby sensations and perception are the basic and most important form of true cognition. | 24 | |
| 7580336277 | Syntax | sentence structure | 25 | |
| 7580336278 | Diction | word choice | 26 | |
| 7580345904 | Audience | the intended readership for a piece of writing | 27 | |
| 7580393423 | Pathos | an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. | 28 | |
| 7580395172 | Logos | an appeal to logic/reason | 29 | |
| 7580397387 | Ethos | an appeal to credibility | 30 | |
| 7608302249 | Ideal | existing only in the imagination; desirable or perfect but not likely to become a reality. | 31 | |
| 7608318738 | Abstraction | the process of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concrete accompaniments. | 32 |
