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| 14614610570 | Argument | An exchange of opposite views, typically to succeed in conveying an opinion | 0 | |
| 14614616703 | Defend | To uphold or maintain a point or claim you favour with supporting evidence | 1 | |
| 14614617513 | Challenge | To disagree with an idea and use evidence to disprove or derail the opposing opinion | 2 | |
| 14614621049 | Qualify | To both agree and disagree with different parts in an opinion or writing, requiring evidence that proves a point of an argument, and disproves another point in the same argument | 3 | |
| 14614637796 | Discourse | Any written or spoken communication, divided into four different types: Argument, Narration, Description, and Exposition. | 4 | |
| 14614641634 | Rhetoric | Persuasive language, written or spoken, that intends to please, influence, or sway the audience to agree with a given point. | 5 | |
| 14614644258 | Rhetorical Devices | Using language with the intent to affect the audience. | 6 | |
| 14614646748 | Rhetorical Modes | Or the different types of discourse... NADE Narration: Using stories, folklore, or drama as a medium of communication. Argument: Using logic, reasoning, and evidence to move the audience Description: Developing a mental picture in the audience's minds, involving the five human senses Exposition: Neutral language with the intent to inform a crowd on a topic. | 7 | |
| 14614660953 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 8 | |
| 14614662573 | Style | An author's arrangement of words, differing in syntax, length, language, etc, often defining the author's unique writing | 9 | |
| 14614664052 | Antithesis | The opposite of an idea, which, heavily contrasts a previous idea, ultimately juxtaposing the first idea, and bringing light to it. | 10 | |
| 14614668115 | Colloquialism | The use of familiar, informal words or slang | 11 | |
| 14614670205 | Juxtaposiotion | Contrasting ideas, paralleled next to each other to glorify one of the previous ideas. | 12 | |
| 14614675685 | Connotation | The implied or associative meaning of a word | 13 | |
| 14614676158 | Denotation | The definition of a word straight from the dictionary | 14 | |
| 14614677914 | Diction | Author's choice of words | 15 | |
| 14614678520 | Ellipsis | ... (Three dots) that indicate omitted words of a quote, or a large transition of time in a single writing piece. | 16 | |
| 14614680578 | Equivocation | The intentional use of ambiguous or vague language, to leave space for open interpretation. | 17 | |
| 14614683431 | Euphemism | Replacing a fairly harsh word with one more mild. | 18 | |
| 14614686259 | Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration to make a point | 19 | |
| 14614688305 | Malapropism | A funny misuse of a word, when trying to say a different one. Ex: (He was a man of great statue....instead of stature) | 20 | |
| 14614694695 | Mood | The atmosphere or feeling developed by writing | 21 | |
| 14614695173 | Ethos | Using credibility and status to defend or challenge an argument. (Say its an argument about chemistry. A chemist could be used for credibility and backup) | 22 | |
| 14614699085 | Pathos | Employing emotion into writing or speaking (Anger, Fear, Sadness) to defend or challenge an argument. | 23 | |
| 14614699877 | Logos | Appealing to pure logic and facts to defend or challenge an argument. | 24 | |
| 14614700887 | Non sequitur | Literally translating to "does not follow," it is a statement that does not follow logically from the evidence | 25 | |
| 14614702753 | Pedantic | Negative adjective. Obsessively concerned with the formality and accuracy of things, as well as arrogant when it comes to knowledge. | 26 | |
| 14614710777 | Platitude | A dull remark that is often seen as cliche, obvious, and pointless | 27 | |
| 14614712753 | Sarcasm | Verbal irony to criticize and deride a statement | 28 | |
| 14614713738 | Syntax | The strategic arrangement of words to make writing sound pleasant and understandable | 29 | |
| 14614715598 | Tone | The writer's attitude towards the subject matter, often conveyed through diction. | 30 | |
| 14614716807 | Transition | a word or phrase that links different ideas | 31 | |
| 14614717730 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 32 | |
| 14614723453 | Voice | the sound or feel of a writer's style that presents itself in characters and narrators | 33 | |
| 14614725295 | Polysyndeton | Excessively using conjunctions to add power to certain words | 34 | |
| 14614727605 | Asyndeton | The opposite of polysyndeton: deliberately omitting conjunctions | 35 | |
| 14614728470 | Chiasmus | Reversing grammatical structures in clauses or phrases. Ex. Poetry is the record of the BEST and HAPPIEST moments of the HAPPIEST and BEST minds | 36 | |
| 14614731825 | Anaphora | The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two successive clauses to emphasize meaning. Ex. He was destroyed because his family left. He was destroyed because he had nothing left. | 37 | |
| 14614736068 | Archetype | A model or pattern layed out for specific TYPES of characters. Ex. The All - American student, the nerd, the Jock.... | 38 | |
| 14614739383 | Antimetabole | The same thing as chiasmus pretty much, but involving a whole clause. Ex. I want what I like, and I like what I want. | 39 | |
| 14614744826 | Allegory | The hidden, powerful meaning behind characters, symbols, motifs, etc. in writing. | 40 | |
| 14614746416 | Alliteration | Repeating consonant sound next to other words. Ex. Bob bought bacon by the billions. | 41 | |
| 14614748159 | Allusion | A reference to another, well-known work. | 42 | |
| 14614749125 | Analogy | a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. | 43 | |
| 14614750371 | Anecdote | A short, interesting story about a nonfiction incident or person that relates to the topics later in the story. | 44 | |
| 14614751982 | Irony | Three different types Situational: The contrast between what normally occurs and what actually happens Dramatic: The viewer of a show, or reader of the book knows something that the characters in the story dont know. Verbal: What is said is the opposite of what is meant. | 45 | |
| 14614760324 | Metaphor | A comparison between two different things without using like or as | 46 | |
| 14614761020 | Oxymoron | Combining opposite terms in one tiny phrase. Ex. Obnoxiously quiet | 47 | |
| 14614763103 | Paradox | A contradictory statement that deems itself true, ultimately ending up in a never ending dilemma | 48 | |
| 14614764971 | Parallelism | Using similar grammatical and verbal structure between different clauses intentionally, to evoke emotion or emphasis on a given thought.. | 49 | |
| 14614765820 | Parody | A comedic imitation of a different work that can either appreciate, or most likely ridicule the original work | 50 | |
| 14614769456 | Pun | A funny play of two words. | 51 | |
| 14614770560 | Satire | The use of irony, humour, sarcasm, etc. to ridicule and poke fun at someone's work. | 52 | |
| 14614772818 | Simile | The comparison of two different things using "like" or "as" in between. | 53 |
