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2906643393Appeals to authorityA fallacy in which a rhetor seeks to persuade an audience not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for the famous.0
2906643394ArgumentA reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.1
2906643395AudienceThr assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting.2
2906643396Author's purposeWhy an author writes something.3
2906643397BiasPrejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.4
2906643398ClaimAn assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt.5
2906643399DictionThe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.6
2906643400EvidenceThe available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.7
2906643401GeneralizationA general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.8
2906643402RepetitionThe action of repeating something that has already been said or written.9
2906643403RhetoricThe art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.10
2906643404SpeakerA person who speaks.11
2906643405StyleA manner of doing something.12
2906643406ThesisA statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.13
2906643407ToneThe general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.14

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