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14918615217ad hominemFalsehood- personal attack0
14918619103aim, intention, purposeThe writers main goal or objective1
14918624878AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event2
14918629336Anadiplosisrepetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause3
14918633852AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way4
14918645646anecdoteA brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.5
14918652813AntimetaboleRepetition of words in reverse order6
14918676160AntithesisContrasting words or ideas used in parallel structure7
14918698997appealA strategy of argument logos,ethos,pathos8
14918755859argumentYour opinion or belief9
14918779578Aristotelianpractical thinking subject, rhetor(writer), reader(aud.)10
14918791359ArrangementThe structure and placement of11
14918802310AsyndetonThe omit of conjunctions in a phrase12
14918816316attitude, stanceThe authors attitude towards the stance the tone the piece is written in13
14918823376AudiencesIntended readers/listeners of an argument14
14918829828begging the questionSituation based on the writers assumption that the audience reject15
14919169352casual relationshipIt's an if, then relationship of causes and effects16
14919184690Claim/generalization/thesisThe main point of the argument17
14919188362ClimaxArrangement of words in order of increasing importance18
14919202120climbing the ladderIncreasing the climax and using anadiplosis (combo of both)19

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