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| 10650335555 | ad hominen | a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute | 0 | |
| 10650340424 | Aim/intention/purpose | a writers main goal/objective | 1 | |
| 10650345865 | Allusion | reference to something outside of the source | 2 | |
| 10650350907 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause | 3 | |
| 10650357655 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 4 | |
| 10650359657 | Anecdote | short story or event to grab audience attention | 5 | |
| 10650374338 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order | 6 | |
| 10650384665 | Antithesis | use of opposite or contrasting words | 7 | |
| 10650393075 | apeal | logos, ethos,pathos | 8 | |
| 10650402496 | argument | method of representing a belief or opinion | 9 | |
| 10650412659 | Aristotelian Triangle | A diagram showing the relations of writer or speaker, audience (reader or listener), and text in a rhetorical situation. | 10 | |
| 10650416465 | arrangement | construction of argument, replacement of rhetorical devices | 11 | |
| 10650438516 | asyndeton | A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 12 | |
| 10650446616 | attitude/stance | writers belief toward his audience and subject matter | 13 | |
| 10650459657 | audience | the listener, viewer, or reader of a text | 14 | |
| 10650468226 | begging of the question | situation based on a writers assumption that the audience rejects | 15 | |
| 10650485461 | causal relationship | cause and effect | 16 | |
| 10650495511 | claim/generalization/thesis | main point of argument | 17 | |
| 10650503192 | climax | arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance | 18 | |
| 10650528718 | climbing the ladder | A term referring to the schemes of climax and anadiplosis used together | 19 | |
| 10650533596 | Colloquialism | lingo | 20 | |
| 10650540037 | Connotation | figurative meaning | 21 | |
| 10650555013 | Context | setting of argument, situation of time and place | 22 | |
| 10650570412 | deductive reasoning | general to specific | 23 | |
| 10650584154 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 24 | |
| 10650589271 | diction | word choice | 25 | |
| 10650593823 | didactic | negative connotation, destructive teaching manner | 26 | |
| 10650606007 | Discursive Structure | unclear or unorganized structure, opposite of logos | 27 | |
| 10650900682 | enthymeme | syllogism missing major premise | 28 | |
| 10650909034 | epistrope | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 29 | |
| 10650911982 | epithet | A descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something | 30 | |
| 10650914332 | Euphemism | a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one | 31 | |
| 10650920294 | evidence/example | facts and reason to support a topic | 32 | |
| 10650928508 | hyperbole | exaggeration | 33 | |
| 10650931931 | idiom | a nonliteral expression used in place of literal phrase | 34 | |
| 10650946749 | inductive reasoning | specific to general | 35 | |
| 10650956567 | Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of own means | 36 | |
| 10650963273 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 37 | |
| 10650967040 | jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. | 38 | |
| 10650970191 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 39 | |
| 10650986036 | Litotes (understatement) | deliberately representing something as less than it is in order to create a particular effect. | 40 | |
| 10650991855 | logic | the use of valid reasoning and common sense | 41 | |
| 10651003890 | logical fallacy | a mistake in reasoning | 42 | |
| 10651010619 | mood | How the reader feels about the text while reading. | 43 | |
| 10651018277 | occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written | 44 | |
| 10651020888 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems untrue or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 45 | |
| 10651025911 | Parallelism | use of similarly constructed words, phrases, and sentences | 46 | |
| 10651040649 | Persuasion | focus of emotional appeal to present a topic, ethos | 47 | |
| 10651061497 | Repitition | Repeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect | 48 | |
| 10651067061 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 49 | |
| 10651070132 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 50 | |
| 10651074414 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock to make a point | 51 | |
| 10651082684 | scheme/trope | sentence structures/words to use in argument | 52 | |
| 10651098944 | six-part oration | a speech consisting of exordium, narration, partition, confirmation, refutation, and peroration | 53 | |
| 10651108297 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 54 | |
| 10651111221 | tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 55 |
