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4899462381Appeals: Logoslogic and reason0
4899479434Appeals: Ethosethics1
4899479435Appeals: Pathosemotion2
4906335322Inductionspecific to abstract3
4906338878Deductionabstract to specific4
4906345745Denotation(Diction) dictionary meaning5
4906345746Connotation(Diction) emotional association of a word6
4906351027Euphemism(Diction) making something sound better7
4906358659Objective(type of writing) without bias8
4906360956Subjective(type of writing) with bias9
4906363090Epigraph(type of writing) writing on the outside10
51615433675 types of Arguments DEEP CDefinition Ethics Evaluation Proposal and Causation11
5161620768Syllogismmajor premise, minor premise and a conclusion12
5161620769Contextualbackground info13
5161720498Anadiplosis(Syntactical Structure) Takes the last word of a phrase and repeats it in the next phrase14
5161729689Asyndeton(Syntactical Structure) without conjuctions15
5161731404Polysyndeton(Syntactical Structure) adds conjunctions after every word in a list16
5161739460Antithesis(Syntactical Structure) contrasting any of the different parts of a statement17
5161746826Anaphora(Syntactical Structure) repetition of a word at the beginning of a series of sentences18
5161755855Parallelism(Syntactical Structure) uses same general structure or multiples parts of a sentence19
5161764174Zeugma(Syntactical Structure) a word applies to two others in different senses20
5161798070Metaphor(Trope) doesn't like or as21
5161798071Simile(Trope) use like or as22
5161798072Personification(Trope) human features to an animal23
5161798073Hyperbole(Trope) an exaggerated statement24
5161837431CorrelativeMutual relationship with another word or concept25
51685295456 types of reasoning GAS CAPGenerality, analogy, sign, casual, authority, and principle26
5168535029Analogy(reasoning) simpler idea for something complex27
5168539085Sign(reasoning) indication28
5168540950Casual(reasoning) an occurrence29
5168542318Authority(reasoning) support an idea30
5168547138Principle(reasoning) abstract belief among people31
5168551969Expository(Mode) Explains32
5168554364Descriptive(Mode) Describes33
5168554365Narrative(Mode) Recounting an event34
5168558100Persuasive(Mode) influences35
5168561396Classification(Mode) categorizes36
5168563068Extended Definition(Mode) Fuller description37
5472865465Parts Of an ArgumentRefutation, Rebuttal, Antanagoge, Concession38
5472912926Satire(Literary Term) Sarcasm39
5472917713Parody(Literary Term) Imitative use of the words40
5472919507Caricature(Literary Term) Exaggerated Representation41
5760868256Ad Hominem(Logical Fallacy) attack the person42
5760868257The Straw Man(logical fallacy)43
5760868258Post Hoc(logical fallacy)44
5760920215Ethics(type of argument) arguing how we should act45
5760922366Evaluation(type of argument) quality of something46
5760922367Proposal(type of argument) what action should be taken47
5760926600Causation(type of argument) cause of something48
5760933167Anecdoteshort story49
5760933168Generality(type of reasoning)50
5760947563Chiasmus(syntactical structure) parallelism that flips the original form around51
5760955101Apothegm(syntactical structure) short sentence at the end of a series of longer sentences52
5760969966Synecdoche(trope) part is used to reference a whole53
5760973423Oxymoron(literary term) contradictory term54
5760975141Archetype(literary term) symbol that transcends time.55
5760980615juxtaposition(syntactical structure) placing something side by side for comparison56
5761042408periodic sentence(syntactical structure)not grammatically correct until the end57
5761042409loose sentence(syntactical structure) grammatically correct before the end of a sentence58
5761043702hypophora(syntactical structure) answering your own question59
5761062027Synesthesia(trope) confusion of senses60
5761064759Semantics(diction) study of words61
5761077649malapropism(diction) humorous confusion of words62
5761081883cliche(diction) overused phrase63
5761099993litotes(diction) emphasizes a word by using a word opposite to the condiction64
5761102284colloquialism(diction) regional wording65
5761103867paradox(literary term) truth to an idea that looks false66
5761112139motif(literary term) pattern67
5761124898digression(type of writing) slowly get off topic68
5761125748non sequitur(type of writing) goes completely off topic69
6315643571MatonomyA word substituted for another70
6315643572JargonLanguage particular to a profession (diction)71
6315643573BernecularNative language of a place (doction)72
6315643574UnderstatementPresenting something as less (trope)73
6315643575LampoonHarsh humor (trope)74
6315643576DiscursiveWriting thats all over the place (ex: cursive)(trope)75
6315643577DialecticCenters on an argument then counters it with opposing ideas (trope)76
6315643578Pastoral/idyllWriting that extolls the virtue of the countryside(trope)77
6315643579DidaticEmphasizes instructional and informative qualaties in literature (trope)78
6315643580AllegoryCharacters and events are symbols that stand for human life (trope)79
6315643581PedantryOverwrought with rules and reform (trope)80
6315643582DiscourseWritten or spoken81

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