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| 8847851125 | Ad Hominem Argument | A fallacy of argument in which a writer's claim is answered by irrelevant attacks on his or her character | 0 | |
| 8847854333 | Anaphora | A type of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence/clause/phrase is repeated at or very near the beginning of successive phrases/clauses | 1 | |
| 8847863350 | Analogy | An extended comparison between something unfamiliar and something more familiar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar | 2 | |
| 8847867056 | Anecdote | A brief story used to make a point | 3 | |
| 8847868989 | Antecedent | A noun, often a proper noun, that is replaced by a pronoun | 4 | |
| 8847871429 | Antithesis | The opposition or contrast of ideas | 5 | |
| 8847875590 | Aphorism | A short saying expressing a general truth | 6 | |
| 8847876978 | Apostrophe | A digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea | 7 | |
| 8847881205 | Appeals | Ideas that attract different ideas/types of people | 8 | |
| 8847885324 | Argument | The use of evidence and reason to discover some version of the truth | 9 | |
| 8847887946 | Audience | The people to whom a written or spoken work is directed | 10 | |
| 8847891339 | Bandwagon Appeal | A fallacy of argument in which a course of action is recommended on the grounds that everyone else is following it | 11 | |
| 8847895840 | Begging the Question | A fallacy of argument in which a claim is based on the very grounds that are in doubt or dispute | 12 | |
| 8847899186 | Characterization | To attribute or mark with a certain characteristic; to describe or portray the character of a person or idea in a certain light | 13 | |
| 8847906666 | Claim | A controversial statement that asserts a belief or truth that requires evidence | 14 | |
| 8847910215 | Cliche | A familiar word/phrase which has been used so much that it is no longer a good or effective way of saying something | 15 | |
| 8847914160 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech that gives the work a conversational and familiar tone | 16 | |
| 8847924753 | Connotation | The suggestions or associations that surround most words and extend beyond their literal meaning, creating effects of association | 17 | |
| 8847929115 | Context | The entire situation in which a piece of writing takes place, including the writer's purpose for writing, intended audience, time, place, and influence | 18 | |
| 8847934132 | Counterargument | An opposing argument | 19 | |
| 8847935382 | Deductive Reasoning | A process of thought in which general principles are applied to particular cases | 20 | |
| 8847938516 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color | 21 | |
| 8847942050 | Diction | The author's word choice | 22 | |
| 8847943911 | Dogmatism | A fallacy of argument in which a claim is supported on the grounds that it's the only conclusion acceptable within a given community | 23 | |
| 8847947865 | Either-or-Choice | A fallacy of argument in which a complicated issue is misrepresented as offering only two possible alternatives, one of which is often made to seem vastly preferable to the other | 24 | |
| 8847954137 | Empirical | Evidence or data information acquired by observation or experimentation | 25 | |
| 8847972898 | Equivocation | A fallacy of argument in which a lie is given the appearance of truth, or in which the truth is misrepresented in deceptive language | 26 | |
| 8847976924 | Et Al | (Abbreviation for et alii). For a source with three or more authors list only the first author's last name, and replace the additional names with et al | 27 | |
| 8847984514 | Ethos Appeals | An attempt by the writer or speaker to prove themselves a credible authority on the subject to the reader or listener in order to convince an audience to accept a claim | 28 | |
| 8847989470 | Euphemism | The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt | 29 | |
| 8847996621 | Exhortation | Language intended to incite and encourage. To try to influence someone by words of advice; to strongly urge someone to do something | 30 | |
| 8848000902 | Exigence | The issue or situation that leads to the need for a rhetorical speech or writing | 31 | |
| 8848003703 | Expose | A report of the facts about something, especially a journalistic report that reveals something scandalous | 32 | |
| 8848007656 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 33 | |
| 8848012290 | Fallacy of Argument | A flaw in the structure of an argument that renders its conclusion invalid or suspect | 34 | |
| 8848015563 | Faulty Analogy | A fallacy of argument in which a comparison between two objects or concepts is inaccurate | 35 | |
| 8848023240 | Faulty Causality | A fallacy of argument making the unwarranted assumption that because one event follows another, the first event causes the other | 36 | |
| 8848027122 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 37 | |
| 8848030336 | Hasty Generalization | A fallacy of argument in which an inference is drawn from insufficient data | 38 | |
| 8848032554 | Hyperbole | Use of overstatement/exaggeration for effect on the listener or reader | 39 | |
| 8848035154 | Imagery | Descriptive writing appealing to one of the five senses | 40 | |
| 8848036729 | Inductive Reasoning | A process of thought in which particular cases lead to general principles | 41 | |
| 8848044049 | Inference/Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 42 | |
| 8848048109 | Invective | Speech that may be directed toward an individual/cause/idea/system that attacks or denounces it | 43 | |
| 8848050961 | Inversion | A reversal in order or form in sentence structure | 44 | |
| 8848053094 | Irony | Use of language that suggests a meaning opposite of the literal meaning of the words | 45 | |
| 8848055321 | Jargon | 1). Language (vocabulary) specific to a particular trade/profession/group 2). Language characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary, often vague in meaning | 46 | |
| 8848062769 | Juxtaposition | To place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast | 47 | |
| 8848065606 | Logos Appeals | A strategy in which a writer uses facts/evidence/reason to make audience members accept a claim | 48 | |
| 8848069305 | Metaphor | A figure of speech that makes a comparison without using like or as | 49 | |
| 8848070967 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. Setting, tone and events can affect the mood | 50 | |
| 8848074848 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of evenets | 51 | |
| 8848076755 | Non Sequitur | A fallacy of argument in which claims/reasons/or warrants fail to connect logically | 52 | |
| 8848080125 | Objective | Not influenced by personal feelings or prejudice, based on own facts, unbiased | 53 | |
| 8848082471 | Oxymoron | A paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words | 54 | |
| 8848085348 | Parallelism | Figure of balance identified by a similarity in the syntactical structure of a set of words in successive phrases/clauses/sentences/successive words/phrases/ clauses w/ the same or very similar grammatical structure. | 55 | |
| 8848094843 | Pathos Appeals | Strategy in which a writer tries to generate specific emotions in an audience to influence it to accept a claim | 56 | |
| 8848100032 | Personal Essay | A subcategory of the essay, characterized by intimacy, humor, graceful style, rambling structure, unconventionality or novelty of theme and incomplete treatment of topic | 57 | |
| 8848107387 | Personification | A form of figurative language in which an idea or object is given human characteristics | 58 | |
| 8848109824 | Premise | A statement or position regarded as true and upon which other claims are based | 59 | |
| 8848111651 | Propaganda | An argument advancing a point of view without regard to reason, fairness, or truth | 60 | |
| 8848119869 | Author's Purpose | The goal of an argument | 61 | |
| 8848123287 | Qualitative Argument | An argument of evaluation that relies on non numeric criteria supported by reason/tradition/precedent/logic | 62 | |
| 8848128155 | Quantitative Argument | An argument of evaluation that relies on criteria that can be measured, counted, or demonstrated objectively | 63 | |
| 8848133563 | Rebuttal | An answer that challenges or refutes a specific claim or charge | 64 | |
| 8848135976 | Red Herring | A fallacy of argument in which a writer abruptly changes the topic in order to distract readers from potentially objectionable claims | 65 | |
| 8848142100 | Repetition | The repeating of a word/phrase to add rhythm or to emphasize an idea | 66 | |
| 8848145304 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasion | 67 | |
| 8848146403 | Rhetorical Analysis | An examination of how well the components of an argument work together to persuade or move an audience | 68 | |
| 8848148528 | Rhetorical Question | A question posed to raise an issue or create an effect rather than to get a response | 69 | |
| 8848151599 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule | 70 | |
| 8848154348 | Scare Tactic | A fallacy of argument presenting an issue in terms or exaggerated threats or dangers | 71 | |
| 8848157939 | Sentimental Appeal | A fallacy of argument in which an appeal is based on excessive emotion | 72 | |
| 8848159963 | Simile | A comparison using like or as | 73 | |
| 8848161405 | Slippery Slope | A fallacy of argument exaggerating the possibility that a relatively inconsequential action or choice today will have serious negative consequences in the future | 74 | |
| 8848166287 | Stacking the Deck | A fallacy of argument in which the writer shows only one side of an argument | 75 | |
| 8848169508 | Straw Man | A fallacy of argument in which an opponent's position is misrepresented as being more extreme than it actually is, so that it's easier to refute | 76 | |
| 8848174861 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices | 77 | |
| 8848178670 | Subjective | Based on one's thoughts, opinions, feelings, moods | 78 | |
| 8848180671 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Grouping of words | 79 | |
| 8848184594 | Thesis | A sentence that concisely states a writer's main point | 80 | |
| 8848186364 | Tone | The narrator's attitude towards the material, the audience, or both | 81 | |
| 8848188200 | Understatement | A figure of speech that makes a weaker statement than a situation seems to call for | 82 | |
| 8848190914 | Appeals to Values | A strategy in which a writer invokes shared principles and traditions of a society as a reason for accepting a claim | 83 | |
| 8848195426 | Warrant | A statement that links a claim to a supporting reason | 84 |
