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| 14709150634 | concession | An acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. In a strong argument, a concession is usually accompanied by a refutation challenging the validity of the opposing argument. |  | 0 |
| 14709150635 | connotation | Meanings or association that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation. Connotations are usually positive or negative and they can greatly affect the author's tone. |  | 1 |
| 14709150637 | counterargument | An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward. Rather than ignoring a counterargument, a strong writer will usually address it through the process of concession and refutation. |  | 2 |
| 14709150643 | polemic | Greek for "hostile." An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all the others. Polemics generally do not concede that opposing opinions have any merit. |  | 3 |
| 14709150644 | propaganda | The spread of ideas and information to further a cause. In its negative sense, propaganda is the use of rumors, lies, disinformation, and scare tactics in order to damage or promote a cause. |  | 4 |
| 14709150646 | refutation | A denial of the validity of an opposing argument. In order to sound reasonable, refutations often follow a concession that acknowledges that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. |  | 5 |
| 14709156172 | claim | An assertion, usually supported by evidence | 6 | |
| 14709182907 | evidence | Collected body of data from observations and experiments | 7 | |
| 14709279707 | style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work | 8 | |
| 14709279708 | diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. |  | 9 |
| 14709280994 | Imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. |  | 10 |
| 14709281623 | figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. |  | 11 |
| 14709283786 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. |  | 12 |
| 14709284453 | annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |  | 13 |
| 14709287674 | Alliteration | Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence. [L]et us go forth to lead the land we love . . . |  | 14 |
| 14709289101 | allusion | Brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art. Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah . . . |  | 15 |
| 14709290857 | anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. . . . not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need — not as a call to battle, though embattled we are . . . |  | 16 |
| 14709294034 | antithesis | Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction. [W]e shall . . . support any friend, oppose any foe . . |  | 17 |
| 14709295792 | asyndeton | Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. [W]e shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, | 18 | |
| 14709298081 | juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences. [W]e are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth . . . that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans — born in this century . . . |  | 19 |
| 14709299434 | metaphor | Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as. And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion . . . |  | 20 |
| 14709299435 | oxymoron | Paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another. But this peaceful revolution . . . |  | 21 |
| 14709301636 | parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. Let both sides explore. . . . Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals. . . . Let both sides seek to invoke. . . . Let both sides unite to heed . . . | 22 | |
| 14709302674 | personification | Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea. with history the final judge of our deeds |  | 23 |
| 14709304175 | rhetorical question | Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. Will you join in that historic effort? | 24 |
