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| 14781589514 | analogy | explaining something complex by comparing it to something simple | 0 | |
| 14781590974 | argument | combination of reasons, evidence, etc that an author uses to convince an audience of their position | 1 | |
| 14781593202 | aristotelian appeals | three different methods of appealing to an audience to convince them--ethos, logos, and pathos | 2 | |
| 14781599718 | attitude | the writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand | 3 | |
| 14781601811 | audience | who the author is directing his or her message towards | 4 | |
| 14781604138 | compare and contrast | discussing the similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose | 5 | |
| 14781608554 | connotation | the implied meaning of a word; words can broadly have positive, negative, or neutral connotations | 6 | |
| 14781611328 | context | the extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered. | 7 | |
| 14781620027 | counterargument | the argument(s) against the author's position | 8 | |
| 14781622066 | deductive reasoning | a form of logical reasoning wherein a general principle is applied to a specific case | 9 | |
| 14781624585 | denotation | the literal, dictionary-definition meaning of a word | 10 | |
| 14781626596 | diction | the style of language used; generally tailored to be approprate to the audience and situation | 11 | |
| 14781628840 | ethos | setting up a source as credible and trustworthy | 12 | |
| 14781631046 | evidence | the information presented meant to persuade the audience of the author's position | 13 | |
| 14781634580 | figurative language | the use of language in a non-literal way; i.e. metaphor, simile, etc. | 14 | |
| 14781638370 | genre | the specific type of work being presented | 15 | |
| 14781641008 | imagery | any descriptive language used to evoke a vivid sense or image of something; includes figurative language | 16 | |
| 14781643223 | implication | when something is suggested without being concretely stated | 17 | |
| 14781644581 | inductive reasoning | making a generalization based on specific evidence at hand | 18 | |
| 14781646872 | irony | at the most basic sense, saying the opposite of what you mean; also used to describe situations in which the results of an action are dramatically different than intended | 19 | |
| 14795015252 | juxtaposition | placing two very different things together for effect | 20 | |
| 14795016881 | logos | appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic | 21 | |
| 14795016882 | occasion | the reason or moment for writing or speaking | 22 | |
| 14795020584 | organization | how the different parts of an argument are arranged in a piece of writing or speech | 23 | |
| 14795023279 | pathos | an aristotelian appeal. involves appealing to someone's emotions | 24 | |
| 14795024936 | purpose | the author's persuasive intention | 25 | |
| 14795026020 | repetition | reusing a word or phrase repeatedly for effect or emphasis | 26 | |
| 14795027555 | rhetoric | the use of spoken or written word (or a visual medium) to convey your ideas and convince an audience | 27 | |
| 14795033936 | rhetorical triangle | the relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the context | 28 | |
| 14795036247 | speaker | the persona adopted by the author to deliver his or her message; may or may not actually be the same person as the author | 29 | |
| 14795038725 | style | the author's own personal approach to rhetoric in the piece; similar to voice | 30 | |
| 14795043115 | symbolism | using a symbol to refer to an idea or concept | 31 | |
| 14795208063 | syntax | the way sentences are grammatically structured | 32 | |
| 14795209695 | synthesis | combining sources or ideas in a coherent way in the purpose of a larger point | 33 | |
| 14795211358 | themes | overarching ideas or driving premises of a work | 34 | |
| 14795212999 | tone | the use of stylistic devices to reveal an author's attitude toward a subject | 35 | |
| 14795215682 | voice | an author's unique sound. similar to style | 36 | |
| 14795218789 | anecdote | offering a brief narrative episode. this device can serve many functions in a text-- for example, introducing an issue, serving as evidence, to illustrate a point, and so on | 37 | |
| 14795222697 | concession | agreeing with the opposing viewpoint on a certain smaller point (but not in the larger argument) | 38 | |
| 14795241305 | didactic | a text with an instructive purpose, often moral | 39 | |
| 14795243514 | euphemism | referring to something with a veiled phrase instead of saying it directly | 40 | |
| 14795245495 | exemplification | providing examples in service of a point | 41 | |
| 14795247211 | parallelism | repeated structural elements in a sentence | 42 | |
| 14795253917 | synechdoche | referring to one part of something as a way to refer to the whole | 43 |
