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5959461827ad hominem(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.0
5959468781ad populumbasically bandwagon lets jump off a bridge cuz she did1
5959485069alliterationthe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.2
5959487281allusionan expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.3
5959495422analogya comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things4
5959502563anaphorarepeating a phrase or word at beginning of other phrases5
5959506125anecdotestory used to show a point6
5959509018annotationtake notes7
5959514011antimeabolerepeating words reversed , ex reversed repeating words8
5959524508antithesisa person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.9
5959547753appeal to false authorityauthority is used outside of the individual's area of expertise,10
5959554803archaic dictionold timey lang11
5959554919arguementreasoned inquiry12
5959565314aristotelian triangleLogos is the use of logic, facts, or truth. Pathos is the appeal to your audience's emotions. Ethos is the speaker or writer's character, credibility, and authority.13
5959568198assertionpresents claim14
5959571443assumptionwarrant15
5959576017asyndetonis the writing style of leaving out several conjunctions (such as "as" or "and") from a sentence or a group16
5959577816audiencelisteners17
5959577817tolumen modelThese three parts of the argument are all necessary to support a good argument.18
5959582521begging the questionclaim with shaky foundation19
5959589078circular reasoningrepeating claim to give evidence20
5959592602claimassertion21
5959594146claim of factasserts on true or false22
5959599195classical orationintro background proof counters close23
5959602418closed thesismain idea for major points24
5959605046complex sentenceindpent clause and dependent clause25
5959610363compound sentence2 independents26
5959614279cummalative sentencethe main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases.27
5959616730counteragrumentan opposition28
5959618658deductionlogical process that reaches conclusion general to specific29
5959624725dictionchoice of words30
5959627419false dilemmatwo extreme options are your choices31
5959633212enthymemean argument in which one premise is not explicitly stated.32
5959642175equivocationWhen a writer uses the same term in two different senses in an argument.33
5959644836ethoscredibility34
5959647755exordiumintro in to an agrument35
5959649684faulty analogytwo things that are not comparable are compared36
5959654069figurative languagenon literal language37
5959656788first hand evidencesomething that the reader knows38
5959662289hasty generalizationfaulty conclusion bc of little evidence39
5959665232horative sentencecalls to action40
5959667682hyperboleexaggerations41
5959670126imagerythe senses42
5959673970imperative sentenceto command43
5959676254inductionlogical processing to a conclusion specific instances into a generalized conclusion,44
5959682160claim of valuesjudgement based on morals bad or good45
5959685811claim of policyproposes a change46
5959688386concessionacknowlegding counters47
5959696366confirmationdevelopment of proof48
5959696367context texteverything around the texts revolves49
5959696368connotationmeanings or associations around a word50
5959730944inversioninverted order of words in a science51
5959733652ironya state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.52
5959743558juxtapositionplacement of two things closely together53
5959751284logical fallaciesweakness in an argument54
5959754464logoslogics55
5959756654metaphorlike or as56
5959759076metonymyis a figure of speech in which something is called by a new name that is related in meaning to the original thing or concept (the big house = prison57
5959762821modifiermodifying to describe focus58
5959766630moodfeeling or atmospher59
5959768794narrationsomeone saying the background60
5959775227norminilizationthe process of changing a verb into a noun61
5959778043open thesisdoesnt list all topics62
5959780677oxymoron2 contradictions63
5959782582paradox2 things u think are opposite but they are revelaed to not be64
5959787763peroationfinal part plays to pathos65
5959790570personaspeaker introduces someone66
5959794105personificationeggs are living67
5959799474polemicaggresive argument that tries to establish superiority68
5959802090polysyndetondeliberate argument that tries to establish superiority slows reader69
5959808934post hoc ergo propter hoccorrelation does not imply causation70
5959808935propagandaspread of ideas71
5959814342purposegoal72
5959816370qualified argumentan argument that is not absolute73
5959828186qualifierusually probably to temper claim74
5959833158qualitative evidencesupported by reason75
5959839970quantitativemeasured76
5959842267rebuttaloppositions77
5959842268refutationdenial of validity of opposition78
5959845342reservationunless79
5959855270rhetoricpersuasion and observation80
5959857559rhetoric appealtechniques81
5959860586rhetorical questionasked for effect82
5959862862rhetoric triangleshows interrelationships83
5959865752rogerian argumentsassumption of complete understanding84
5959870017satirethe use of irony to critque85
5959872222schemedeviation from normal words86
5959876405second hand evidencegot from the reading87
5959876406simileexplilict comparison88
5959878871soapssubject occasion audiences purpose speaker makes up a rhetorical event89
5959885122speakerperson talking90
5959887525stanceattitude to audience91
5959890457straw manyou misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack.92
5959895758subjecttopic93
5959898278syllogismis a rhetorical device that starts an argument with a reference to something general and from this it draws conclusion about something more specific.94
5959900576synecdocheis a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa.95
5959909276syntaxarrangement of words96
5959911475synthesize2 ideas to create something97
5959913674textwritten word98
5959916256toneattitude towards subject99
5959919056toulmin modelanaylze construct arguments100
5959922099tropemetaphor hyperbole simile101
5959925550understatementless importantly stated102
5959928062warrantassumption needed to be said103
5959930581withumor irony satire104
5959936410zeugma2 words similar 2 different meanings105
6006596133parallelismsimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.106
6046702716periodic sentencesentence whose clause is withheld until the end107
6046708900BackingIn the Toulmin model, backing consists of further assurances or data without which the assumption lacks authority.108
6046711214conclusionbrings the essay to a satisfying close109
6046753964Compound sentencea sentence that includes at least 2 independent clauses.110
6046759873occasionthe time and place a speech or given piece is written.111

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