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14637472475Argumentconvincing readers of the soundness of a particular option on a controversial issue using clear thinking and logic0
14637472476Persuasionutilized emotional language and dramatic appeals to convince the reader to commit to a course of action1
14637472477Inductioninference of generalization based on specific evidence2
14637472478Deductionbegin with a premise, provide evidence for new information then draw a conclusion. general to specific then back to general.3
14637472479Fallaciesa mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument4
14637472480Begging the Questiontreating an opinion that is open to question as if it were already proved or disproved5
14637472481Red Herringintroducing an irrelevant issue intended to distract readers from the relevant issues6
14637472482Ad Hominemattacking the qualities of the people holding the opposing view rather than the substance of the view itself7
14637472483Bandwagoninviting readers to accept a claim because everyone else does8
14637472484Hasty Generalizationmaking a claim on the basis of inadequate evidence in a rash or hasty matter9
14637472485Sweeping Generalizationmaking an insupportable statement; these are often absolute statements involving words such as all, always, never, and no one that allow no exceptions; can also be stereotypes10
14637472486Either/Or Fallacyassuming that a complicated question has only two answers, one good and one bad, both good or both bad11
14834575933Rhetoricthe art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively12
14834575934Ethosrefers to the trustworthiness or creditability of the writer or speaker13
14834575935LogosAppeal to logic14
14834575936PathosAppeal to emotion15
14834575937Moodthe prevailing atmosphere of a work16
14834575938Tonethe author's attitude toward his subject or audience17
14834575939PersonaThe fictional mask or narrator that tells a story.18
14834575940Anecdotea short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event19
14834575941Figurative LanguageWriting or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.20
14834575942Flashbacka narrative technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events, in order to provide background to a conflict21
14963611164Parallelismthe repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect22
14963611165Anaphorathe same expression repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences23
14963611166Epistrophethe repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive clauses or sentences24
14963611167Polysyndetonwhen a writer creates a list of items which are all superstars by conjunctions25
14963611168Asyndetonintentional elimination of conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentences yet maintain grammatical accuracy26
14963611169Allusiondirect or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known such as an event book myth place or work of art27
14963611170Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or occasionally the whole is used to represent a part28
14963611171Analogysimilarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them29
14963611172Aphorisma terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principal30
14963611173Narrationthe telling of a story or an account or an event or series or events31
15123900675DictionThe choice of a particular word as opposed to others32
15123900676Colloquiumsthe use of slang or informalities in speech or writing33
15123900677Jargonthe specialized language or boca lula ty of a particular group or profession34
15123900678Connotationthe emotions values or images associated with a word35
15123900679Denotationthe literally meaning of a word. there are no emotions values or images associated with denotative meaning36
15431458792Simple Sentenceconsists of one independent clause (subject+verb)37
15431458793Compound Sentenceconsists of at least two independent clauses38
15431458794Complex Sentenceconsists of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause39
15431458795Compound-Complex Sentenceconsists of at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clauses40
15431458796Declarativemakes a statement of fact or possibility41
15431458797Interrogativeasks a question42
15431458798Exclamatoryexpress a thought with strong emotion43
15431458799Imperativemakes a request or gives a command44

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