5406626343 | Bombastic | High sounding but with little meaning; inflated;grandiloquent. | 0 | |
5406626344 | Ethos | Appeal based on the character of speaker. Meaning convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader (speaker). | 1 | |
5406626345 | Capricious | Impulsive; unpredictable. Sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. | 2 | |
5406626346 | Appeal | the power of arousing a sympathetic response, to arouse a sympathetic response. | 3 | |
5406626347 | Argument | Discourse intended to persuade; process of reasoning; exchange of diverging/ opposite views. | 4 | |
5406626348 | Apathy | lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern. No emotion | 5 | |
5406626349 | Hyperbole | Deliberate and obvious exaggeration for effect. | 6 | |
5406626350 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident. | 7 | |
5406626351 | Condescending | Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority. | 8 | |
5406626352 | Voice | An authors distinctive literary style, basic vision and general attitude toward the world. Revealed through the use of Syntax, Diction, Punctuation, Characterization, and Dialogue. | 9 | |
5406626353 | Assertion | A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. A declaration that's made em pathetically in an argument as it to be understood as a statement of fact. | 10 | |
5406626354 | Cogent | (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing. | 11 | |
5406626355 | Coherent | (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent | 12 | |
5406626356 | Discourse | written or spoken communication or debate. (verb) speak or write authoritatively about a topic. | 13 | |
5406626357 | Eloquence | fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. | 14 | |
5406626358 | Fluid | able to flow easily. | 15 | |
5406626359 | implication | the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated. | 16 | |
5406626360 | lucid | expressed clearly; easy to understand | 17 | |
5406626361 | rhetor | a teacher of rhetoric | 18 | |
5406626362 | Arbiter | a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter | 19 | |
5406626363 | Biased | unfairly prejudiced for or against something or someone. | 20 | |
5406626364 | Exculpate | show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing | 21 | |
5406626365 | Impartial | treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. | 22 | |
5406626366 | Integrity | the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. | 23 | |
5406626367 | Objectivity | the quality of being objective; justice; neutrality | 24 | |
5406626368 | Plausible | (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable. | 25 | |
5406626369 | Substantiated | provide evidence to support or prove that truth of. | 26 | |
5406626370 | vindicated | clear (something) of blame or suspicion. | 27 | |
5406626371 | Condescending | Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority. | 28 | |
5406626372 | Contemptuous | showing contempt; scornful | 29 | |
5406626373 | Dictatorial | of or typical of a ruler with total control | 30 | |
5406626374 | Disdain | the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt. | 31 | |
5406626375 | Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful. | 32 | |
5406626376 | Imperious | assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. | 33 | |
5406626377 | Patronizing | treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. | 34 |
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