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| 10580052879 | Aristotelian triangle (rhetorical triangle) | A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text. | 0 | |
| 10580055012 | audience | the listener, viewer, or reader of a text | 1 | |
| 10580059043 | concession | acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable | 2 | |
| 10580063053 | connotation | Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation. | 3 | |
| 10580066313 | context | The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. | 4 | |
| 10580067792 | counterargument | A challenge to a position; an opposing argument | 5 | |
| 10580071242 | ethos | beliefs or character of a group | 6 | |
| 10580076448 | logos | an appeal based on logic or reason | 7 | |
| 10580080850 | occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written | 8 | |
| 10580082241 | pathos | Appeal to emotion | 9 | |
| 10580083480 | persona | Greek for "mask." The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience. | 10 | |
| 10580086809 | polemic | an aggressive argument against a specific opinion | 11 | |
| 10580088980 | propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. | 12 | |
| 10580092758 | purpose | the goal the speaker wants to achieve | 13 | |
| 10580095523 | refutation | a denial of the validity of an opposing argument | 14 | |
| 10580096887 | rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 15 | |
| 10580102682 | rhetorical appeals | Rhetorical techniques used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling. The three major appeals are to ethos (character), logos (reason), and pathos (emotion). | 16 | |
| 10580105100 | SOAPS Tone | Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone | 17 | |
| 10580107277 | Speaker | the voice of the text | 18 | |
| 10580110248 | subject | The topic of a text. What the text is about. | 19 | |
| 10580111877 | text | written words | 20 |
