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| 6966649487 | Pathos | a rhetorical/persuasive move in which the emotions of the audience are appealed to | 0 | |
| 6966660971 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, less extreme, or less important than it actually is | 1 | |
| 6966666707 | Paradox | a statement that seems to be contradictory but actually represents a truth | 2 | |
| 6966670404 | Ad Hominem | a logical fallacy in which you respond to an argument by attacking the personal character of the speaker | 3 | |
| 6966679312 | Slippery Slope | a device of reasoning or logical fallacy in which something is argued against by concluding the terrible things that will follow | 4 | |
| 6966688780 | Figurative Language | writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally | 5 | |
| 6966692228 | Tone | a writer's attitude toward the readers and toward the subject | 6 | |
| 6966695680 | Dramatic Irony | contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true | 7 | |
| 6966702641 | Metaphor | figurative language in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else (comparison of two unlike things without a connecting word) | 8 | |
| 6966711831 | Straw Man | a device of reasoning or logical fallacy in which you exaggerate, understate, or misrepresent your opponent's argument in order to make it easier attack | 9 | |
| 6966725237 | False Dilemma | a device of reasoning or logical fallacy in which you present two options as if they are the only ones that exist, when in reality there are many | 10 | |
| 6966732641 | Allusion | reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, etc. | 11 | |
| 6966738331 | Logical Fallacy | a flaw in reasoning; a rhetorical trick to manipulate or persuade your audience more easily | 12 | |
| 6966743827 | Diction | an author or speaker's word choice | 13 | |
| 6966746188 | Exigence | the context in which an argument is made; the situation, including current events and audience, that dictate what argument should be made and how it can be made appealing | 14 | |
| 6966753968 | Denotation | dictionary or objective meaning of a word | 15 | |
| 6966757354 | Faulty Comparison | device of reasoning or logical fallacy in which you compare who essentially unlike things in order to make one seem worse or better than it actually is | 16 | |
| 6966766374 | Red Herring | a device or logical fallacy in which you introduce an irrelevant topic (although you pretend it is relevant) in order to detract from the real issue | 17 | |
| 6966774680 | Hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | 18 | |
| 6966778230 | Concession | a rhetorical move in which you acknowledge the validity of a point by your opponent | 19 | |
| 6966784984 | Rhetoric | the art of persuasive speaking or writing; sometimes has negative connotations and associates with deliberate and deceitful manipulation | 20 | |
| 6966792580 | Parallelism | repetition of a grammatical pattern | 21 | |
| 6966794623 | Verbal Irony | words used to suggest the opposite of their meaning | 22 | |
| 6966797211 | Ethos | a rhetorical/persuasive move in which the credibility of the speaker is established | 23 | |
| 6966800292 | Satire | writing that ridicules and adds humor--its goal is to correct the flaws and shortcomings of people | 24 | |
| 6966804306 | Syntax | the sentence structure used by a particular writer-the way sentences are put together | 25 | |
| 6966809254 | Simile | figurative language comparing two dissimilar things by using a key word such as like or as | 26 | |
| 6967040317 | Situational Irony | event that contradicts the expectations of the characters, reader, or audience | 27 | |
| 6967043374 | Connotation | an association a word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary meaning | 28 | |
| 6967046777 | Logos | a rhetorical/persuasive move in which logic is used | 29 |
