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| 5846954959 | Counterargument | Objections and views that oppose one's own position; rather than ignoring a counterargument, a strong speaker or writer will usually address it through concession and refutation. | 0 | |
| 5846956204 | Concession | acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable; demonstrates that one understands a viewpoint other than her own | 1 | |
| 5846956205 | Refutation | denial of the validity of all or part of an argument, demonstrating that one has considered all evidences and stands by her position. | 2 | |
| 5846956206 | Tone | the speakers's attitude toward the subject, revealed by his or her choice of language. | 3 | |
| 5846958015 | Mood | the feeling or atmosphere created by a written work or speech. | 4 | |
| 5846958016 | Diction | a speaker or writer's choice of words. Analysis of diction looks at the choices and what they add to the message of a work. | 5 | |
| 5846958017 | Syntax | the arrangement of words into phrases, clauses and sentences. This includes word order, the length and structures of sentences, and parallelism, juxtaposition, and antithesis. | 6 | |
| 5846960390 | Figurative Language | non-literal language often evoking strong imagery. Figures of speech often compare one thing to another either explicitly (Simile) or implicitly (metaphor). Other forms of figurative language to be aware of include personification, paradox, hyperbole., understatement, metonymy, synecdoche and irony. | 7 | |
| 5846962472 | Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses. | 8 |
