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10941689086epideictic rhetorica type of rhetoric that pertains to praising or blaming0
10941689087forensic rhetorica type of rhetoric that pertains to speakers prompting feelings of guilt or innocence from an audience1
10941689088deliberative rhetoricthe type of rhetoric used to argue what a society should do in the future2
10941689089Socratic Methodphilosophical method of questioning to gain truth3
10941689090Aristotelian triangleA diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text.4
10941689091Plato on RhetoricRhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men, in other words, flattery. And without philosophy involved, rhetoric is used to persuade for own's own good.5
10941689092MontaigneThe finest representative of early modern skepticism. Created a new genre, the essay.6
10941689093Toulmin Argumentdescribes the key components of an argument as the claim, reason, warrant, backing, and grounds7
10941689094Rogerian Argumentacknowledges the validity of the opposition's positions rather than attacking them8
10941689095tenorThe idea/person/place/thing that is being described in a metaphor. Referential and concrete.9
10941689096vehicalThe image used to portray/carry out the tenor in a metaphor. Emotional and abstract.10
10941689097ConceitA fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.11
10941689098AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way12
10941689099AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event13
10941689100line of reasoningarrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion14

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