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7752139406Rhetorica thoughtful activity leading to effective communication also a rational exchange of opposing viewpoints0
7752234391Premise-two parts of a syllogism. -a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion1
7752237773AssumptionA belief or statement taken for granted without proof.2
7752242362Deductive reasoningreasoning from general to specific3
7752559989SyllogismA from of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion4
7752242363Inductive reasoningreasoning from specific to general5
7752245638Claiman assertion, usually supported by evidence6
7752248890Assertionan emphatic statement and is supported by evidence becomes7
7752248891Counterargumentan argument that opposes your claim8
7752252241Concedeto admit as true; to yield, submit9
7752252242Concessiona reluctant acknowledgment or yielding10
7752252243Refuteto prove incorrect11
7752255126Refutationa denial of the validity of an opposing argument12
7752255127Rebutto offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion13
7752255128Rebuttalan attempt to contradict or disprove an argument by offering a counter argument14
7752258432Rhetorical Trianglespeaker, audience, subject15
7752262117Aristotelian Trianglerhetorical triangle16
7752262118Ethosrefers to the character of a person17
7752262119Logosan appeal to logic18
7752264562Pathosassociated with broader appeals to emotion19
7752264563Personathe role, attitude, personality a writer assumes in order to achieve a literary purpose20
7752268195Dictiona writer's or speaker's choice of words21
7752268196Syntaxsentence structure22
7752268197Tonean attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience23
7752270879Biasprejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.24
7752270880Propagandaideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause25

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