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| 2812907341 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order | 0 | |
| 2812911110 | amplification | the act and means of extending thoughts or statements | 1 | |
| 2812912541 | anadiplosis | the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause | 2 | |
| 2812913762 | Chiasmus | A type of balance in which the second part of the sentence is balanced against the first but with the part reversed | 3 | |
| 2812916699 | Zeugma | A general term describing when one part of speech (most often the main verb, but sometimes a noun) governs two or more other parts of a sentence (often in a series) | 4 | |
| 2812918352 | Juxtaposition | Poetic and rhetorical device placing normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases next to one another | 5 | |
| 2812922423 | Metonymy | A figure of speech characterized by the substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind for the word itself | 6 | |
| 2812923788 | Synecdoche | a type of figurative language in which the whole is used in place of the part or the part is used in place of the whole | 7 | |
| 2812924976 | Metaphor | A figure of speech involving an implied comparison | 8 | |
| 2812926136 | Analogy | a process of reasoning that assumes if the two subjects share a number of specific observable qualities then they may be expected to share qualities that have not been observed | 9 | |
| 2812927840 | Allusion | a brief reference to a real or fictional person, place, event, or work of art | 10 | |
| 2812929096 | Simile | a figure of speech involving a comparison using like or as | 11 | |
| 2812930688 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which conscious exaggeration is used without the intent of literal persuasion | 12 | |
| 2812931609 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial identical consonant sounds or any vowel sounds in successive or closely associated syllables | 13 | |
| 2812932543 | Connotation | the emotional implications that words may carry | 14 | |
| 2812933175 | Denotation | the specific, exact meaning of a word, independent of its emotional coloration or associations | 15 | |
| 2812933885 | Diction | the choice of words in a work of literature and an element of style important to the work's effectiveness | 16 | |
| 2812934456 | Asyndeton | The deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses | 17 | |
| 2812935688 | Polysyndeton | the repetition of conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect | 18 | |
| 2812938310 | enthymeme | an argument in which one premise is not explicitly stated | 19 | |
| 2812939289 | Syllogism | a particular kind of argument containing three categorical propositions, two of them premises, one a conclusion. Logical form allows one to substitute subjects and predicates for letters (variables) | 20 | |
| 2812939843 | Anaphora | one of the devices of repetition in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses or sentences | 21 | |
| 2812940512 | Epistrophe | Figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is repeated one or more times at the end of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases | 22 | |
| 2812941351 | Litotes | understatement, for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed | 23 | |
| 2812943519 | eponym | a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named | 24 | |
| 2812946519 | hyperbaton | an inversion of the normal order of words, especially for the sake of emphasis, as in the sentence | 25 | |
| 2812948409 | Symploce | repetition of the first and last words in a clause over successive clauses (combines anaphora and epistrophe) | 26 | |
| 2812950917 | epanalepsis | figure of speech defined by the repetition of the initial word (or words) of a clause or sentence at the end of that same clause or sentence | 27 | |
| 2812953225 | hypophora | a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question | 28 | |
| 2812956509 | conduplicatio | A rhetorical term for the repetition of one or more words in successive clauses | 29 | |
| 2812959148 | metabasis | A transition from one subject to another | 30 | |
| 2812963357 | procatalepsis | a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it | 31 | |
| 2812965154 | aporia | an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory | 32 | |
| 2812965988 | Apostrophe | a figure of speech in which someone (usually, but not always absent), some abstract quality or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as though present | 33 | |
| 2812968280 | Enumeratio | takes a simple statement and expands it, breaking it down into parts and emphasizing the detail | 34 | |
| 2812972394 | Logical Fallacies | methods of pseudo-reasoning that may occur accidentally or may be intentionally contrived to lend plausibility to an unsound argument | 35 | |
| 2812974399 | claim | state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof | 36 | |
| 2812975420 | warrant | a specific type of authorization; a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, which permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights and affords the person executing the writ protection from damages if the act is performed | 37 | |
| 2812977800 | data | facts or information used usually to calculate, analyze, or plan something | 38 | |
| 2812980122 | counterargument | an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument | 39 | |
| 2812981764 | qualifier | a person or team that qualifies for a competition or its final rounds | 40 | |
| 2812983331 | narration | the action or process of narrating a story | 41 | |
| 2812985006 | description | a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event | 42 | |
| 2812987036 | classification | the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics | 43 | |
| 2812992127 | Definition | a statement of the meaning of a term | 44 | |
| 2812993165 | process analysis | An operation is composed of processes designed to add value by transforming inputs into useful outputs | 45 |
