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| 10518429674 | Antithesis | Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas | 0 | |
| 10518432584 | Archaic diction | The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language |  | 1 |
| 10518434767 | Archetype | A recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology. | 2 | |
| 10518437789 | Attitude | The speaker's position on a subject as revealed through his or her tone | 3 | |
| 10518439464 | Authority | A reliable, respected source—someone with knowledge |  | 4 |
| 10518441867 | Bias | Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue |  | 5 |
| 10518445502 | Belief | An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists |  | 6 |
| 10518447125 | Claim | An assertion, usually supported by evidence | 7 | |
| 10518448432 | Colloquial/ism | An informal or conversational use of language |  | 8 |
| 10518452611 | Concession | A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding | 9 | |
| 10518453952 | Construct | An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one that is considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence | 10 | |
| 10518456348 | Context | Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning |  | 11 |
| 10518461015 | Creditability | The quality of being trusted and believed in/ being convincing or believable | 12 | |
| 10518461881 | Deduction | Reasoning from general to specific | 13 | |
| 10518495164 | Diction | Word Choice |  | 14 |
| 10518496764 | Ethics/ethical perspective | systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. | 15 | |
| 10518505561 | Ethos | A Greek term referring to the character of a person, one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals (see logos and pathos); an appeal to ethics | 16 | |
| 10518508502 | Framework | The basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text |  | 17 |
| 10518511916 | Historical Criticism | An approach to reading literature that explores both when it was written and when it is set - and how those contexts inform the work's meaning | 18 | |
| 10518513916 | Irony | contradiction between what is said and what is meant; incongruity between action and result |  | 19 |
| 10518515584 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things side by side for emphasis |  | 20 |
| 10518520012 | Logos | A Greek term that means "word"; an appeal to logic; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals (see ethos and pathos) | 21 | |
| 10518521920 | Occassion | An aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing | 22 | |
| 10518528287 | Philosophy | the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, particularly as an academic discipline | 23 | |
| 10518530779 | Political criticism/lens | criticism that is specific of or relevant to politics. It focuses on a text's political foundation | 24 | |
| 10518542967 | Propaganda | A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information |  | 25 |
| 10518547547 | Psychological lens/perspective | this approach examines the effect of modern psychology on literature and literary criticism | 26 | |
| 10518535480 | Purpose | One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing | 27 | |
| 10518535481 | Refute | To discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument |  | 28 |
| 10518539267 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning; the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text | 29 | |
| 10518554728 | Sociocultural lens | a theory used in plenty fields such as psychology and is used to describe awareness of circumstances surrounding individuals and how their behaviors are affected specifically by their surrounding, social and cultural factors | 30 | |
| 10518567068 | Speaker | A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing | 31 | |
| 10518567069 | Syntax | Senetence structure | 32 | |
| 10518560304 | Validity | The quality of being logically or factually sound, soundness or cogency | 33 | |
| 10518563680 | Tone | The speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience | 34 | |
| 10518562178 | Understatement | Lack of emphasis in a statement or point; restraint in language often used for ironic effect | 35 | |
| 10518565638 | Thesis | The central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer. Thesis statement: A statement of the central idea in a work, may be explicit or implicit | 36 |
