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14910255611Ad HominenLOGICAL FALLACY attacking a person rather than the argument0
14910286135Aim/Intention/Purposethe "why," writer's main goal/objectives1
14910302719AllusionMake reference towards another source2
14910319728Anadiplosisrepetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause3
14910330356AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way4
14910344299AnecdoteBrief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual5
14910359961AntimetaboleThe repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast6
14910392344AntithesisDirect opposite in a parallel structure7
14910405448AppealStrategy of argument LOGOS: logic and reason ETHOS: credible and reliable PATHOS: emotions8
14910444711Argumentopinion/belief on certain topic9
14910460050Aristotlian Trianglebasic structure of any argument rheter (writer)- reader (audience)- subject10
14910496498Arrangementstructure and placement of various rhetoric devices11
14918634845Asyndetonomission of conjunctions in a phrase12
15010154253Attitude/StanceAuthor's attitude towards the subject (tone)13
15010160591Audiencethe intended reader of a piece14
15010171670Begging of the Questionsituation based on writer's assumption that the audience rejects15
15010183824Causal relationship"If...then..." relationship16
15010194929Claim/Generalization/Thesismain point/opinion/contention of the argument17
15010203349Climaxarrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance18
15010213711Climbing the LadderClimax and anadiplosis together19

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