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5245811826audiencethe listener, viewer or reader of a text0
5245815002concessionan acknowledgement that an opposing argument maybe true or reasonable1
5245842734connotationmeaning of a word beyond the dictionary meaning2
5245848119contextatmosphere and events surrounding a text3
5245853720counterargumentan opposing argument than the writer is putting forward4
5245858678ethosthe speakers credibility and trustworthiness5
5245861130logosappeal to reason, facts and rationality6
5245870687occasiontime and place a text was written7
5245872234pathosappeal to emotionally impact readers8
5245875891personacharacter speaker shows to audience9
5245879577polemicaggressive argument that tries to establish its superiority of one opinion over another10
5245884127propagandaspread of ideas and information to help support/prove your stanc11
5245889793purposewhat the speaker wants to achieve by writing the piece12
5245893758refutationdenial of opposing argument's validity13
5245895904rhetoricways of persuading audience14
5245912111rhetorical appealsrhetorical techniques used to persuade an argument15
5245915093rhetorical trianglediagram showing relationship between speaker, audience and subject of a text16
5245919586SOAPSsubject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker of a text17
5245926834speakerperson/organization who made the text18
5245928175subjecttopic of text19
5245929529textany product that can be read and interpreted20

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