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| 4916940736 | Adage or Aphorism | A folk saying with a lesson. ("A rolling stone gathers no moss.") | 0 | |
| 4916940737 | Ellipsis | The deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author. | 1 | |
| 4916940738 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Sometimes they are used for political correctness. | 2 | |
| 4916940739 | Metonymy | Replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept. | 3 | |
| 4916940740 | Synecdoche | A kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa. ("Check out my new wheels.") | 4 | |
| 4916940741 | Invective | A long, emotionally violent, attack using strong, abusive language. | 5 | |
| 4916940742 | Pacing | The speed or tempo of an author's writing. (An author's pacing can be fast, sluggish, stabbing, vibrato, staccato, measured, etc.) | 6 | |
| 4916940743 | Paradox | A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true | 7 | |
| 4916940744 | Antithesis | Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas, with parallel structure. ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times") | 8 | |
| 4916940745 | Parathetical Idea | Parentheses are used to set off an idea from the rest of the sentence. It is almost considered an aside...a whisper, and should be used sparingly for effect, rather than repeatedly. Parentheses can also be used to set off dates and numbers. | 9 | |
| 4916940746 | Parody | An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes | 10 | |
| 4916940747 | Polysyndeton | When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunctions. Normally, a conjunction is used only before the last item in a list. | 11 | |
| 4916940748 | Satire | A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect. It targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions | 12 | |
| 4916940749 | Cumulative Sentence | When the writer begins with an independent clause, then adds subordinate elements | 13 | |
| 4916940750 | Periodic Sentence | When the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence. The writer begins with subordinate elements and postpones the main clause. | 14 | |
| 4916940751 | Understatement | The ironic minimizing of fact. | 15 | |
| 4916940752 | Argument | A piece of reasoning with one or more premises and a conclusion | 16 | |
| 4916940753 | Conclusions | The end result of the argument - the main point being made | 17 | |
| 4916940754 | Concession | Accepting at least part or all of an opposing viewpoint. | 18 | |
| 4916940755 | Conditional Statement | An if-then statement and consists of two parts, an antecedent and a consequent. ("If you studied hard, then you will pass the test.") | 19 | |
| 4916940756 | Deductive Argument | An argument in which it is thought that the premises provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion. | 20 | |
| 4916940757 | Fallacy | An attractive but unreliable piece of reasoning | 21 | |
| 4916940758 | Inductive Argument | An argument in which it is thought that the premises provide reasons supporting the probable truth of the conclusion | 22 | |
| 4916940759 | Cliché Thinking | Using as evidence a well-known saying, as if it is proven, or as if it has no exceptions | 23 | |
| 4916940760 | Hasty Generalization | A generalization based on too little or unrepresentative data | 24 | |
| 4916940761 | Non Sequitur (or invalid argument) | A conclusion that does not follow from its premises; an invalid argument | 25 | |
| 4916976912 | Oxymoron | When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox - "wise fool," "eloquent silence," "jumbo shrimp." | 26 | |
| 4916978010 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent. "I came, I saw, I conquered." | 27 | |
| 4916985961 | Premises | Statements offered as reasons to support a conclusion | 28 |
