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| 14919014125 | Abstract | Words or phrase denoting ideas, qualities, and conditions that exist but cannot be seen Ex: love, happiness, beauty | 0 | |
| 14919014126 | Concrete | Words that refer to things that are tangible, visible, or otherwise physically evident Ex: hamburger | 1 | |
| 14919014127 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word Ex: lion is "a beast of the wild" | 2 | |
| 14919014128 | Connotative | Implied meaning Ex: "the heart of a lion" | 3 | |
| 14919014129 | Diction | Word choice | 4 | |
| 14919014130 | Genre | The major category into which a text fits Ex: prose, poetry, drama | 5 | |
| 14919014131 | Image | A phrase or expression that evokes a picture or describes a scene -literal-depict with words what something actually looks like -figurative-expression is used that links the thing described to somethings else Ex: My love is like a red, red rose | 6 | |
| 14919014132 | Objective | The author tries to present the material fairly without bias Ex: news reporters | 7 | |
| 14919014133 | Pacing | The speech at which a piece of writing moves along | 8 | |
| 14919014134 | Point of view | The perspective from which a piece of writing is developed -limited-lacking detail or information -omniscient-presenting a more balanced perspective | 9 | |
| 14919014135 | Rhetorical mode | Describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing | 10 | |
| 14919014136 | Exposition | Writing whose chief aim is to explain | 11 | |
| 14919014137 | Narration | An account of events as they happen | 12 | |
| 14919014138 | Description | Used to develop a | 13 | |
| 14919014139 | Subjective | The author stresses personal responses and interpretations Ex: poetry | 14 | |
| 15150085267 | Appeal to ethos | One of the three strategies for persuading audiences-appeal to ethics/credibility/character. | 15 | |
| 15150085268 | Appeal to logos | One of the three strategies for persuading audiences-appeal to logic. Logic encompasses entire text and how ideas are logically build upon or conveyed | 16 | |
| 15150085269 | Appeal to pathos | One of the three strategies for persuading audiences-appeal to emotion. When speaker appeals to feelings rathe than strict logic. | 17 | |
| 15150085270 | Bias | The characteristic of selecting facts, words, or emphasis to achieve a preconceived intent. | 18 | |
| 15150085271 | Claim | The ultimate conclusion, generalization, or point, backed up by support, of an arguments | 19 | |
| 15150085272 | Concession | A writer will concede a point to the opposition. This means agreeing with the opposition and essentially saying "you're right." | 20 | |
| 15150085273 | Deductible and inductive reasoning | Deductive reasoning works from the more general to the more specific. Sometimes a "top-down" approach. Inductive reasoning works moving from specific observations to broader generalizations and theories-"bottom up" | 21 | |
| 15150085274 | Evidence | The logical bases or supports for an assertion or idea. | 22 |
