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14927487140ad hominempersonal attack0
14927491607Aim/Intention/Purposethe writer's main goal1
14927494140Allusiona reference outside of source2
14927506888Anadiplosistype of repetition - last word of one phrase is the 1st word of next phrase3
14927520500Analogycomparison between something familiar + something unfamiliar4
14927534709Antimetabolerepetition of phrases in a reverse order5
14927553705Antithesisusing contrasting words/ideas near each other6
14927558511Appealethos, logos, pathos7
14927638900Argumentbelief/opinion on a topic8
14927643636Aristotelian Trianglerhetor (writer), subject, audience (reader)9
14927651605Arrangementstructure of the peace10
14927660277Asyndetongroup of phrases w/out conjunctions11
14927702056Attitude/Stancewriter's belief towards subject12
14927711583Audienceintended readers13
14927717327Begging of the questionswhen the writer falsely assumes the audience's belief14
14927737327Casual Relationshipif/then relationship15
14927748006Claim/Generalization/Thesismain point of argument16
14927761680Climaxarrangement of words w/increasing importance17
14927766215Climbing the ladderclimax -> anadiplosis18

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