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| 13787959438 | Narration | Writing that tells a story | 0 | |
| 13787962627 | Classification and Division | A pattern of writing or speaking which is characterized by division, which is the process of breaking a whole into parts, and classification, which is the often subsequent process of sorting individual items into categories | 1 | |
| 13787965871 | Cause and Effect | Noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others. | 2 | |
| 13787968517 | Compare and Contrast | Give an account of similarities and differences between two (or more) items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout. | 3 | |
| 13787968518 | Description | The picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch | 4 | |
| 13787973881 | Definition | A method of informing that explains something by identifying its meaning | 5 | |
| 13787973882 | Process Analysis | A method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something. | 6 | |
| 13787977210 | Exemplification | A pattern of writing or speaking which is characterized by using one or more particular cases, or examples, to illustrate or explain a general point or an abstract concept | 7 | |
| 13787980137 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order | 8 | |
| 13787985572 | Example of antimetabole | "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." | 9 | |
| 13787991000 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion | 10 | |
| 13787993642 | Deductive reasoning | Reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case | 11 | |
| 13787996381 | Example of deductive reasoning | "The sun rises every day. Therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday." | 12 | |
| 13788001888 | Inductive reasoning | Reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a specific case and then applying that case to a general principle | 13 | |
| 13788007127 | Example of inductive reasoning | "The sun rose on Tuesday. Therefore, the sun rises every day." | 14 | |
| 13788030667 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life | 15 | |
| 13788033709 | Example of aphorism | "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." | 16 | |
| 13788035702 | Nominalization | Turning a verb or adjective into a noun | 17 | |
| 13788038612 | Example of nominalization | "I knew very well that I spoke English poorly." --> "I had the knowledge that my speech in English was poor." | 18 | |
| 13788051514 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth | 19 | |
| 13788054676 | Example of paradox | "You can save money by spending it." | 20 | |
| 13788058703 | Polemic | A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something | 21 | |
| 13788061751 | Pedantic | Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules | 22 | |
| 13788078068 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language | 23 | |
| 13788083426 | Malapropism | The unintentional, often humorous misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | 24 | |
| 13788094261 | Example of malapropism | "She's as headstrong as an allegory." (alligator) | 25 | |
| 13788098193 | Periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end | 26 | |
| 13788603894 | Example of periodic sentence | "That morning, after a turbulent flight and some exciting experiences, we reached Edmonton." | 27 | |
| 13788441804 | Example of cumulative sentence | "But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course - both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind's final war." | 28 | |
| 13788098194 | Cumulative sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the beginning | 29 | |
| 13788438872 | Example of ad hominem | "You should vote against the mayor's proposal because he uses bad grammar and chews tobacco." | 30 | |
| 13788106764 | Ad Hominem | A fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute | 31 | |
| 13788435286 | Example of ad populum | "You should vote to elect Rachel Johnson; she has a strong lead in the polls!" | 32 | |
| 13788106765 | Ad Populum | Bandwagon appeal | 33 | |
| 13788422328 | Example of appeal to false authority | "John Cena approves of this new medical procedure; it must be safe." | 34 | |
| 13788112542 | Appeal to False Authority | Presenting an unqualified person or institution as a source of credible information | 35 | |
| 13788418980 | Example of circular reasoning | "You can't give me a C; I'm an A student!" | 36 | |
| 13788115116 | Circular Reasoning | A fallacy in which the argument repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 37 | |
| 13788390104 | Example of either/or (false dilemma) | "We can either save our economy by voting Republican or watch our country burn." | 38 | |
| 13788120125 | Either/Or (False Dilemma) | A fallacy in which the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices | 39 | |
| 13788385508 | Example of faulty analogy | "Forcing students to attend cultural events is like herding cattle to slaughter. The students stampede in to the event where they are systematically 'put to sleep' by the program." | 40 | |
| 13788120126 | Faulty Analogy | A fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable | 41 | |
| 13788123110 | Hasty Generalization | A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence | 42 | |
| 13788376928 | Example of hasty generalization | "Smoking isn't bad for you; my great aunt smoked a pack a day and lived to be 90." | 43 | |
| 13788379572 | Example of post hoc ergo propter hoc | "We elected Johnson as president and look where it got us: hurricanes, floods, stock market crashes." | 44 | |
| 13788126423 | Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc | This fallacy is Latin for "after which therefore because of which," meaning that it is incorrect to always claim that something is a cause just because it happened earlier (correlation does not equal causation) | 45 | |
| 13788131070 | Quantitative evidence | Numerical or measurable data | 46 | |
| 13788135097 | Rebuttal | Refutation; response with contrary evidence | 47 | |
| 13788137382 | Refutation | A denial of the validity of an opposing argument | 48 | |
| 13788141333 | Straw Man | A fallacy that occurs when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea | 49 | |
| 13788143858 | Begging the Question | A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt | 50 | |
| 13788147672 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 51 | |
| 13788366462 | Example of alliteration | "She sells sea shells by the sea shore." | 52 | |
| 13788147673 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 53 | |
| 13788151713 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 54 | |
| 13788361453 | Example of anaphora | "My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration." | 55 | |
| 13788151714 | Anaphora | The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 56 | |
| 13788155054 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 57 | |
| 13788157716 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 58 | |
| 13788356676 | Example of archaic diction | "Beliefs for which our forebears fought." | 59 | |
| 13788161676 | Archaic diction | Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 60 | |
| 13788352971 | Example of asyndeton | "I came, I saw, I conquered." | 61 | |
| 13788163357 | Asyndeton | Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 62 | |
| 13788337876 | Example of complex sentence | "The penguin celebrated after catching a fish." | 63 | |
| 13788167760 | Complex sentence | A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 64 | |
| 13788167761 | Compound sentence | a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions | 65 | |
| 13788335551 | Example of compound sentence | "The penguin sang, yet the seal continued to sleep." | 66 | |
| 13788172281 | Concession | a literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent | 67 | |
| 13788178308 | Connotation | The implied or associative meaning of a word | 68 | |
| 13788180965 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word | 69 | |
| 13788185189 | Ethos | Credibility | 70 | |
| 13788185190 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 71 | |
| 13788187800 | Logos | Appeal to logic | 72 | |
| 13788190005 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 73 | |
| 13788328387 | Example of euphemism | "Passed away." | 74 | |
| 13788322687 | Example of hortative sentence | "Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us." | 75 | |
| 13788193128 | Hortative sentence | A sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action | 76 | |
| 13788318015 | Example of hyperbole | "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." | 77 | |
| 13788195915 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 78 | |
| 13788313666 | Example of imperative sentence | "Run." | 79 | |
| 13788199358 | Imperative sentence | A sentence that requests or commands | 80 | |
| 13788310684 | Example of inversion | "United there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided there is little we can do." | 81 | |
| 13788201823 | Inversion | Inverted order of words in a sentence (variation of the subject-verb-object order) | 82 | |
| 13788204718 | Irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 83 | |
| 13788207123 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 84 | |
| 13788207124 | Logical Fallacies | Methods of pseudo-reasoning that may occur accidentally or may be intentionally contrived to lend plausibility to an unsound argument | 85 | |
| 13788305903 | Example of metonymy | "The pen is mightier than the sword." | 86 | |
| 13788214072 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 87 | |
| 13788216718 | Modifier | A word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or describes another word, phrase, or clause | 88 | |
| 13788216720 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase | 89 | |
| 13788300163 | Example of oxymoron | "Advanced beginner." | 90 | |
| 13788219042 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule | 91 | |
| 13788298040 | Example of parallelism | "Like father, like son." | 92 | |
| 13788221397 | Parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 93 | |
| 13788221398 | Persona | The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience | 94 | |
| 13788293018 | Example of personification | "Lightning danced across the sky." | 95 | |
| 13788227360 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 96 | |
| 13788277328 | Example of polysyndeton | "He dove and swam and remembered what he loved most about the ocean." | 97 | |
| 13788227361 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 98 | |
| 13788254204 | Example of a qualified argument | "The government should sometimes regulate business practices, but this is not always effective." | 99 | |
| 13788229342 | Qualified argument | an argument that is not absolute; acknowledges the merits of an opposing view, but develops a stronger case for its own position | 100 | |
| 13788231714 | Rhetoric | The art of using language effectively and persuasively | 101 | |
| 13788234592 | Rhetorical appeals | The use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade in writing or speaking | 102 | |
| 13788251355 | Example of a rhetorical question | "Will you join in that historic effort?" | 103 | |
| 13788237688 | Rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 104 | |
| 13788240565 | Rhetorical triangle | A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text | 105 | |
| 13788240566 | Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues | 106 | |
| 13788243724 | Synecdoche | Uses a part to explain a whole or a whole to explain a part | 107 | |
| 13788610566 | Example of synecdoche | "In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course." | 108 | |
| 13788616820 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 109 | |
| 13788622577 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 110 | |
| 13788622578 | Understatement | The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is | 111 | |
| 13788628905 | Example of understatement | "The 1906 San Francisco earthquake interrupted business somewhat in the downtown area." | 112 | |
| 13788631804 | Zeugma | A construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs—often in different, sometimes incongruent ways—two or more words in a sentence | 113 | |
| 13788634458 | Example of zeugma | "Basil lost his coat and his temper." | 114 | |
| 13788643865 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation | 115 | |
| 13788656869 | Example of colloquialism | "Go bananas." | 116 | |
| 13788646624 | Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand | 117 | |
| 13788661866 | Example of jargon | "His BP (blood pressure) is normal." | 118 | |
| 13788653421 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love | 119 | |
| 13788680037 | Example of anachronism | A cell phone in a Shakespeare play | 120 | |
| 13788648905 | Anachronism | Something out of place in time | 121 | |
| 13788684311 | Example of apostrophe | "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky." | 122 |
