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8028711020RhetoricThe art of using language effectively and persuasively0
8028711021ClaimAnd assertion, usually supported by evidence1
8028711022Logical appealThe method of persuasion based on evidence and reasoning2
8028711023SoapstoneSubject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker, tone3
8028711024Ethos, pathos, logosRespectively to appeal or persuade using ethics, emotion, or logic. Leg, heart, head4
8028711025Authors purposeThe reason the author has for writing5
8028711026MemoirAn account based on the authors personal experiences6
8028711027BiasPrejudice7
8028711028AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way8
8028711029Anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person9
8028711030Dialecta particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.10
8028711031HyperboleExaggeration11
8028711032JuxtapositionPlacement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts12
8028711033ShiftA change in position or direction; switch13
8028711034PacingThe fast or slow rate of a story14
8028711035AugmentationExploring a problem by examining all sides of it; persuasion through reason15
8028711036DictionStyle of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or writer16
8028711037AllusionA reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art17
8028711038CounterargumentA challenge to a position; an opposing argument.18
8028711039Colloquialisminformal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing19
8028711040ModeThe general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a piece of discourse20
8028711041SyntaxThe way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences21
8028711042Periodic/cumulative sentencesA long sentence in which the main clause is not completed until the end22
8028711043Loose sentenceA sentence whose main idea is at the beginning of a sentence23
8028711044Logical fallacyAn error in the logical thinking that attempts to support a claim24
8028711045Simple sentenceA sentence consisting of only one clause with a single subject and predicate25
8028711046Compound sentenceTwo or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction26
8028711047Complex sentenceA sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause27
8028711048Compound complex sentenceSentence containing two or more independent clauses and one dependent clause28
8028711049Imperative vs declarative vs exclamatory vs interrogativeCommand VS statement VS emotion VS question29
8028711050AdmonishingGently warning30
8028711051PerennialLasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years31
8028711052Blithefree-spirited; carefree32
8028711053OccultHidden33
8028711054ConvictionA fixed or strong belief34
8028711055ImpartedRevealed35
8028711056ManifestClear or obvious to the eye or mind36
8028711057TranscendentExceeding beyond all limits37
8028711058IntegrityHonesty38
8028711059RelianceThe state of depending on something39
8028711060PendulumA device that swings back and forth due to the force of gravity40
8028711061AbyssEnormous chasm; vast bottomless pit41
8028711062SurcingleStrap passed around a horse's body to bind on a saddle or a pack42
8028711063locutionstyle of speaking43
8028711064SupervendTook place especially as something addition or unexpected44
8028711065LucidClear45
8028711066AscertainingDiscovering with certainty; determining46
8028711067Inquisitorialhaving the authority to conduct official investigations47
8028711068PotentPowerful48
8028711069PertinacityStubbornness49
8028711070AuroralPertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy; radiant50
8028711071Chanticleerrooster51
8028711072ConventicleA secret meeting especially for the purpose of worship52
8028711073DeliberatelyOn purpose53
8028711074PervacleTo spread throughout54
8028711075CivilPolite55
8028711076ExpedientPractical56
8028711077UnscrupulousDishonest57
8028711078DiabolicalDevilish58
8028711079AlacrityEagerness59

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