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| 4795619973 | diction | style of speaking or writing dependent upon choice of words | 0 | |
| 4795621123 | claim | to say something is true when there are people who may disagree | 1 | |
| 4795622190 | anaphora | repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect | 2 | |
| 4795623410 | epistrophe | repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (as Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people") | 3 | |
| 4795624018 | speaker/author | someone who talks/writes about something to a group of people, including the credentials of the individual | 4 | |
| 4795625034 | audience | the specific group of people who the speaker or the author intends to receive and act upon his/her message | 5 | |
| 4795626300 | exigence | the reason that inspires the speaker/the author to speak or write about a topic | 6 | |
| 4795627313 | telegraphic sentence | a sentence of 6 or fewer words that carries special emphasis and is, therefore, closely tied to the author's message and purpose | 7 | |
| 4795628800 | argument | the culmination of the author's persuasive claims that lead to his/her overall argument | 8 | |
| 4795630683 | purpose | what the author hopes to accomplish; the crafting of the essay/speech so that it effects the audience in a specific manner so that the audience will then react accordingly to deal with the topic/issue | 9 | |
| 4795633082 | function | the purpose of a particular word, phrase, sentence(s), paragraph in relation to the text before it and after it; examining the author's deliberate choices in relation to the topic, message, and overall purpose | 10 |
