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| 7838766872 | Genre | Writing based on purpose | 0 | |
| 7838769746 | Mode | Writing that expresses reasoning and support | 1 | |
| 7838772172 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasion | 2 | |
| 7838779135 | Modes | Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, Persuasive | 3 | |
| 7838787792 | Reasoning modes | Extended Definition, Classification, Comparison/Contrast, Cause and Effect, Exemplification | 4 | |
| 7838801933 | Forensics | An argument of the past that tries to prove, through evidence, some claim | 5 | |
| 7838806372 | Deliberative | An argument in which we propose an action in the future. | 6 | |
| 7838818114 | 5 Types of Arguments | Argument of Definition, Argument of Evaluation, Argument of Ethics, Argument of Proposal, Argument of Causation | 7 | |
| 7838830070 | Argument of Definition | What category does something fit into. Define by what a thing is or isn't. | 8 | |
| 7838838576 | Argument of Evaluation | Determining the worth of something in relation to something else in the same category. | 9 | |
| 7838844774 | Argument of Ethics | Deciding the right course of action | 10 | |
| 7838848868 | Argument of Proposal | What action should we take in the future | 11 | |
| 7838857821 | Argument of Causation | What actions lead to an event | 12 | |
| 7838868070 | Reasoning | Gathering meaning and drawing conclusions | 13 | |
| 7838871015 | Syllogism | A set of connected statements that are meant to prove a particular conclusion | 14 | |
| 7838875787 | Premise | Declarative statement that is used to support or prove the point of the argument (major premise is high on ladder of abstraction while minor premise is lower). | 15 | |
| 7838890837 | Deductive Reasoning | If premise is true, this must be true (moves from abstract to specific) | 16 | |
| 7838896572 | Inductive Reasoning | Creates probable truth, not absolute truth. Observing a specific incident and drawing a generalization on those. | 17 | |
| 7838913037 | Causation | Event X leads directly to event y (X-->Y) | 18 | |
| 7838916635 | Correlation | 2 events occur governed by a third generalization on those. | 19 | |
| 7838924524 | Analogy | Taking a complex situation and explaining it through a simpler situation | 20 | |
| 7838931243 | Sign | Assume something is going to happen because of what happened now (inductive reasoning, only an indication) | 21 | |
| 7838942295 | Authority | When you bring an educated person | 22 | |
| 7838945407 | Contextual Reasoning | When you show a situation in the light of where, why, and how it happened. | 23 | |
| 7838960341 | Expository Mode | Explains | 24 | |
| 7838960342 | Descriptive Mode | Describes deals with senses | 25 | |
| 7838965130 | Narrative Mode | Telling a story | 26 | |
| 7838967753 | Persuasive Mode | To persuade the audience to agree | 27 | |
| 7838970806 | Extended Definition Mode | Time to define | 28 | |
| 7838973210 | Classification Mode | Organizing and grouping | 29 | |
| 7838976710 | Compare/Contrast Mode | Showing similarities and differences | 30 | |
| 7838981635 | Exemplification Mode | Giving specific examples | 31 | |
| 7838996531 | Figures of Speech | Shaping the language | 32 | |
| 7838999527 | Syntactical Structure | Shapes of sentences | 33 | |
| 7839002187 | Tropes | Shapes the meaning | 34 | |
| 7839006279 | Syntax | The arrangement of elements in a sentence | 35 | |
| 7839032731 | Parallelism | Using the same general structure for multiple parts of a sentence, or for multiple sentences | 36 | |
| 7839038164 | Antithesis | Contrasting any of the different parts of a statement | 37 | |
| 7839047500 | Anadiplosis | Taking the last word of a sentence of phrase and repeats it as the first word of the next sentence or phrase | 38 | |
| 7839054339 | Asyndeton | Leaves out conjunctions in nonstandard ways, gives a sense of spontaneity, speeds up reading, gives a sense of equality to all members on the list, may suggest it's not done. | 39 | |
| 7839066285 | Polysyndeton | Adding coordinators after every member in a list, creates an urgency with an almost hyperbolic rhythm, greatly speeds up reading | 40 | |
| 7839075396 | Chiasmus | Form of parallelism in which the elements of the first part of the sentence are reversed in the second part | 41 | |
| 7839082268 | Juxtaposition | An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. Oxymoron and antithesis are created through juxtaposition | 42 | |
| 7839095011 | Metonym | Replace on word or group of words with another through association | 43 | |
| 7839098256 | Diction | Word choice | 44 | |
| 7839101105 | Connotation | The emotional and conceptual attachments to a word | 45 | |
| 7839106528 | Denotation | Dictionary Definition | 46 | |
| 7839109273 | Semantics | Study of the meaning of words | 47 | |
| 7839111213 | Loaded Language | When you use words that have intense connotations used to evoke strong emotional reactions | 48 | |
| 7839115259 | Euphamism | The softening of language. Can be used to hide ugly realities. | 49 | |
| 7839119087 | Cliche | An overused expression. It should never be used in writing. | 50 | |
| 7839126217 | Archetype | Symbol that transcends both time and culture | 51 | |
| 7839128486 | Motif | A repeated element in a piece of art | 52 | |
| 7839130658 | Epigraph | Writing on the surface | 53 | |
| 7839136371 | Pragmatic | To do something for the outcome it achieves. It normally has a practical effect. | 54 | |
| 7839139607 | Idealistic | The cherishing or pursuit for a noble principle or higher purpose | 55 | |
| 7839145373 | Continuum | A line that allows us to place something in a middle area | 56 | |
| 7839149669 | Allegory | A story in which every element is symbolic | 57 | |
| 7839154584 | Cognitive Dissonance | You are presented evidence that contradicts a belief you have | 58 | |
| 7839161029 | Explicit | Overt and obvious | 59 | |
| 7839164352 | Implicit | Implied and hidden | 60 | |
| 7839166762 | Buttress | To add more support | 61 | |
| 7839168909 | Culpability | Share guilt or responsibility for something | 62 | |
| 7839173807 | Blight | Something that damages something else | 63 | |
| 7839181273 | Impassioned | When something causes you to be passionate | 64 | |
| 7839183315 | Reverent | To hold something in very high regard | 65 | |
| 7839190768 | Inflammatory | Make someone have a strong reaction | 66 | |
| 7839193478 | Indignant | When you feel like you've been offended | 67 | |
| 7839196646 | Callous | Without feeling | 68 | |
| 7839200754 | Disdainful | When you find disgust for something | 69 | |
| 7839204658 | Malicious | Intending to harm | 70 | |
| 7839206673 | Vindictive | Revengeful to the point of obsession | 71 | |
| 7839210921 | Cynical | Given up hope | 72 | |
| 7839214606 | Facetious | Not to be taken literally | 73 | |
| 7839217165 | Satiric | Language that mocks for improvement | 74 | |
| 7839220393 | Irreverent | Mock something that is held in a high place | 75 | |
| 7839223890 | Flippant | Sassy | 76 | |
| 7839226066 | Caustic | Acidic | 77 | |
| 7839227958 | Apprehensive | Fear of something happening due to something that happened to you directly | 78 | |
| 7839234685 | Obsequious | Putting yourself lower for approval from a higher position | 79 | |
| 7839237211 | Ominous | Fear of something happening | 80 | |
| 7839240683 | Elegiac | Words written for someone who has passed | 81 | |
| 7839243371 | Clinical | With no emotion | 82 | |
| 7839245654 | Didactic | Speech meaning to inform from an authority figure | 83 | |
| 7934465978 | Zeugma | A structure in which two elements of a sentence are linked by a governing third element in a suggestive way. Ex: He leaned on his podium and stale jokes. | 84 | |
| 7934470219 | Rhetorical Question | A question in which the questioner does not require an answer and a question whose answer is known or implied. Ex: In this age of modernity, can we truly condone such horrific acts? | 85 | |
| 7934474950 | Hypophora | Asking a question then proceeding to answer it. Ex: Do we then submit to our oppressors? No, no, a thousand times no. | 86 | |
| 7934480433 | Litotes | Emphasizes a point by using a word opposite to the condition. Denies the contrary. Ex: The Louisiana Purchase wasn't a bad deal. | 87 | |
| 7934485287 | Allusion | A reference to a fairly well-known person, event or place. Can be drawn from mythology, religion, history, art, Shakespeare, and pop culture | 88 | |
| 7934491723 | Apostrophe | When a writer breaks from the normal flow of the narrative to address an inanimate or non present subject. Usually because they are overcome with emotions. Feet, don't fail me now. | 89 |
