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| 7279309967 | euphemism | indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 0 | |
| 7279309968 | expletive | meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word | 1 | |
| 7279309969 | extended metaphor | a series of comparisons between two unlike objects | 2 | |
| 7279309970 | fallacy | a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument | 3 | |
| 7279309971 | forensic rhetoric | focuses on the past, an argument that determines guilt or innocence | 4 | |
| 7279309972 | foreshadowing | use of hints or clues to suggest something later in the plot | 5 | |
| 7279309973 | genre | a major category or type of literature | 6 | |
| 7279309974 | homerism | the unabashed use of illogic | 7 | |
| 7279309975 | homily | a lecture or sermon on a religious moral meant to teach a lesson | 8 | |
| 7279309976 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 9 | |
| 7279309977 | hypophora | the technique of asking a question, then proceeding to answer it | 10 | |
| 7279309978 | idiom | an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words | 11 | |
| 7279309979 | ignoratio elenchi | the fallacy of proving the wrong conclusion | 12 | |
| 7279309980 | induction | moving from facts to generalizations | 13 | |
| 7279309981 | inference/infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 14 | |
| 7279309982 | innuendo | an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one | 15 | |
| 7279309983 | irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 16 | |
| 7279309984 | jargon | nonsensical talk; specialized language | 17 | |
| 7279309985 | juxtaposition | normally unassociated words are placed next to each other | 18 | |
| 7279309986 | kairos | art of seizing the occasion, covers timing and the appropriate medium | 19 |
