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14677217992dictionthe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing0
14677217993rhetoricthe language used to persuade an audience1
14677219130bombasticboastful talk2
14677219131ethoscelebrity used to persuade3
14677219132logosfacts used to persuade4
14677219145pathosemotions used to persuade5
14677222597capriciousimpulsive6
14677222598tonethe writer's attitude towards the topic7
14677222599appealto arouse a sympathetic response8
14677224064argumenta way of speaking to persuade9
14677224065colloquialismwords not formally used in papers (y'all, ain't)10
14677225649connotationsame definition of a world, but different feeling (home- al warm place to live: house- a building you live in)11
14677225650apathylack of expression/passion12
14677225675paradoxless is more, wise fool13
14677227330dialectlanguage that changes because you're in a different place14
14677227331understatementI only have two dollars in my bank account15
14677227332hyperboleI have a million dollars in my bank account16
14677229573anecdotea small, entertaining story about a real situation17
14677229574condescendingpatronizing or assuming superiority18
14677230735voicean author's distinctive way of writing19

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