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| 8638922629 | Argument | Convincing readers of the soundness of a particular opinion on a controversial issue using clear thinking and logic. (logic based) | 0 | |
| 8638947929 | Persuasion | Utilizes emotional language and dramatic appeals to readers concerns, beliefs and values in order to convince the reader and urge him/her to commit to a course of action. (emotional based) | 1 | |
| 8638979478 | Induction | Inference of generalization based on specific evidence; specific to general. | 2 | |
| 8638995221 | Deduction | General to specific then back to general. Begin with a premise/assumption, provide evidence or new information, then draw a conclusion. | 3 | |
| 8639021560 | Fallacies | A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument. | 4 | |
| 8639041227 | Begging the Question (fallacy) | Treating an opinion that is open to question as of it were already proved or disproved. | 5 | |
| 8639055230 | Red Herring (fallacy) | Introducing an irrelevant issue intended to distract readers from relevant issue. | 6 | |
| 8639088859 | Ad Hominem (fallacy) | Attacking the qualities of the people holding the opposing view rather than the substance of the view itself. | 7 | |
| 8639104317 | Bandwagon | Inviting readers to accept a claim because everyone else does. | 8 | |
| 8639121228 | Hasty Generalization | Making a claim on the basis of inadequate evidence. | 9 | |
| 8639141491 | Sweeping Generalization | Making 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 stereotypes. | 10 | |
| 8639163748 | Either/or Fallacy | Assuming that a complicated question has only two answers, one good and one bad, both good or both bad. | 11 | |
| 8941288742 | Rhetoric | The term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 12 | |
| 8941292054 | Ethos | The trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker | 13 | |
| 8941294376 | Logos | Appeal to logic; the author will persuade using logical reasoning and effective evidence | 14 | |
| 8941304877 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion; the author creates an emotional response | 15 | |
| 8941310126 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere of a work--- the effect the author has on the reader | 16 | |
| 8941313437 | Tone | The author's attitude towards his/her subject or audience | 17 | |
| 8941317399 | Persona | The fictional mask or narrator that tells a story | 18 | |
| 8941322658 | Anecdote | A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event | 19 | |
| 8941326337 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 20 | |
| 8941329614 | Flashback | A narrative technique that allows a writer to present past events during currents events, in order to provide background for the current narration. | 21 | |
| 9022905083 | Parallelism | The repetition of syntactic construction successive sentences for rhetorical effect | 22 | |
| 9022922092 | Anaphora | The same expression (word or words) repeated at the beginnning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. | 23 | |
| 9022929502 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive clauses or sentences | 24 | |
| 9022951609 | Polysyndeton | When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunctions. | 25 | |
| 9022936867 | Asyndeton | the intentional elimination of conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy | 26 | |
| 9022959897 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly know, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 27 | |
| 9023004613 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part. | 28 | |
| 9023025457 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.--- explains the unfamiliar by connecting it to familiar | 29 | |
| 9023044605 | Aphorism | A terse statement which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. | 30 | |
| 9023070554 | Narration | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events | 31 | |
| 9120020140 | Diction | The choice of a particular word as opposed to others | 32 | |
| 9120030610 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or in-formalities in speech or writing | 33 | |
| 9120047452 | Jargon | The specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession | 34 | |
| 9120070684 | Connotation | The emotions, values, or images associated with a word | 35 | |
| 9120103866 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word; there are no emotions, values, or images associated with denotative meaning | 36 | |
| 9470244113 | Cumulative Sentences (or loose) | The main clause come first but may be followed by details | 37 | |
| 9470244114 | Periodic Sentences | Delay the main idea until the end (or introduce the main clause early but postpone its completion until the end) | 38 | |
| 9470244115 | Balanced Sentences | Two parallel clauses or phrases are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale | 39 | |
| 9470244116 | Interrupted Sentences | Subordinate elements that come in the middle , often set off by dashes | 40 | |
| 9485434238 | Simple Sentence | Consists of one independent clause (subject + verb) | 41 | |
| 9485439549 | Compound Sentence | Consists of at least two independent clauses | 42 | |
| 9485440574 | Complex Sentence | Consists of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 43 | |
| 9485442570 | Compound-Complex Sentence | Consists of at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause | 44 | |
| 9485442571 | Declarative Sentence | Makes a statement of fact or possibility Represents most sentences Ends with period | 45 | |
| 9485445995 | Interrogative Sentence | Asks a question Ends with a question mark Always rhetorical in academic writings | 46 | |
| 9485447839 | Exclamatory Sentence | Expresses a thought with strong emotion Ends with an exclamation mark Use sparingly, particularly in academic writing | 47 | |
| 9485449517 | Imperative Sentence | Makes a request or gives a command Can end with either a period or exclamation mark Generally inappropriate in academic writing, due to its use of 2nd person voice (you = understood subject), but can be used to establish tone | 48 | |
| 9603192884 | Sarcasm | From the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | 49 | |
| 9603196030 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 50 | |
| 9603200661 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. verbal irony - when the words literally state the opposite of the writer's (or speaker's) meaning | 51 | |
| 9603207646 | Understatement | The ironic minimalizing of fact; understatement presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic. | 52 | |
| 9603209210 | Paradox | A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true."You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job." | 53 | |
| 9635102420 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 54 | |
| 9635102421 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | 55 | |
| 9635102422 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe arouse emotion or represent abstractions | 56 | |
| 9635102423 | Pedantic | Words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 57 | |
| 9635102424 | Apostrophe | An address to someone or something that cannot answer | 58 | |
| 9635125335 | Idiom | An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own Ex: 'kick the bucket' | 59 | |
| 9771114637 | Juxtaposition | An act or instance of placing words, phrases, or images close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast | 60 | |
| 9771114638 | Antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. | 61 | |
| 9771114639 | Meiosis | Understatement, the opposite of exaggeration | 62 | |
| 9771114640 | Litotes | A type of meiosis in which the writer uses a statement in the negative to create the effect | 63 | |
| 9863964835 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech wherin the quthor groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox | 64 | |
| 9863977370 | Anastrophe | the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses emphasizes the displaced word or phrase. | 65 | |
| 9863985413 | Catalogue | Creating long lists for poetic or rhetorical effect. | 66 | |
| 9863989747 | Rhetorical Question | Question not asked for information but for effect. | 67 | |
| 9863994220 | Symbolism | the use of symbols (action, person, place, word, or object) to represent ideas or qualities | 68 |
