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| 9937996935 | Parallelism | Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. Example: "My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors." |  | 0 |
| 9938099045 | Epanalepsis | Opening and closing a sentence with the same word or phrase for surprise and emphasis. Example: "A minimum wage that is not a livable wage can never be a minimum wage." — Ralph Nader |  | 1 |
| 9938109589 | Description | The use of sensory detail to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses, thus allowing the audience to connect with the idea or image more personally. Example: His cheek bones were high, and his visage was rough, Like a middling of bacon—all wrinkled and tough; |  | 2 |
| 9938133719 | Cause and Effect | A form of logical appeal that follows the principle of causation. |  | 3 |
| 9938149160 | Rhetorical Question | A question, not for the purpose of gaining knowledge, but to assert or deny an answer implicitly; a question whose answer is obvious or implied. This technique is also used to inspire thought in the audience. Example: Isn't health and safety supposed to be a priority in public schools? |  | 4 |
| 9938176010 | Stacked Rhetorical Questions | Can anyone look at the record of this Administration and say, "Well done"? Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter Administration took office with where we are today and say, "Keep up the good work"? Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, "Let's have four more years of this"? | 5 | |
| 9938182886 | Exemplification | Showing or illustrating a point through example. |  | 6 |
| 9938189318 | Inclusive Diction | The use of pronouns like "we", "our", "us", etc. in order to suggest or imply fellowship, common sense of purpose, a sense of ownership or equality between the speaker and the audience. Example: "We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half truths, prejudices, and propaganda." |  | 7 |
| 9938196555 | Zeugma | a figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas are brought together in a phrase or sentence. Example: John lost his wallet and his temper. |  | 8 |
| 9938205482 | Inductive Reasoning | an argument that is organized from specific details or facts to a general conclusion. Example: Detail: My sister is a freshman, and she had to take a math placement test. Deatil: My sister's boyfriend is a freshman, and he had to take a math placement test. Detail: You are a freshman. Conclusion: This year, you will likely bake have to take a math placement test. |  | 9 |
| 9938229898 | Deductive Reasoning | an argument that is organized from a general or conclusive statement followed by supporting details; general to specific. Example: General Statement: All incoming freshman must take a math placement test. Detail: My sister is a freshman, so she will have to take a math placement test. Detail: My sister's boyfriend is a freshman, so he will need to take a math placement test. Detail: You are a freshman, so you, too, will have to take the math placement test. |  | 10 |
| 9938273178 | Active Voice | The subject of the sentence performs the action. Example: Bradbury utilizes a metaphor when he compares the hose Montag uses to burn down a citizen's house to a python. |  | 11 |
| 9938283696 | Passive Voice | The subject of the sentence receives the action. Example: A metaphor is used by Bradbury when the hose he uses to burn down a citizen's house is compared to a python. |  | 12 |
| 9938297294 | Rhetorical Analysis | An examination of how well the components of an argument work to persuade or move an audience. |  | 13 |
| 9938303979 | Argument | A statement put forth and supported by evidence. |  | 14 |
| 9938306534 | Synthesis | An argument that contains evidence from multiple sources. |  | 15 |
| 9938358942 | Logos | Appeal to logic Example: Since smoking increases a person's risk of heart disease by 75%, it is fair to say that smoking is an unhealthy habit. |  | 16 |
| 9938368742 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion Example: Consider how devastated you would feel if your second hand smoke resulted in a loved one's death. You would have to live with that guilt. |  | 17 |
| 9938382947 | Ethos | Ethical appeal; Credibility Example(s): The Surgeon General has conformed that smoking causes lung cancer and heart disease. Clearly we have a moral responsibility to protect others from harm, so smoking in a public place should be prohibited. |  | 18 |
| 9938398783 | Simile | A comparison using "like", "as", or "than" Example: Hard work and determination are as American as apple pie. | 19 | |
| 9938426713 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, or thing (usually from literature or history). Example: "He was a real Romeo with the ladies." Romeo, the lead character in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, is considered to be a true romantic hero, and won over Juliet against her family's wishes. |  | 20 |
| 9938443658 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor. Exaggeration: It's been ages since lunch. Literal: 'It's been two hours since lunch.' |  | 21 |
| 9938467753 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality or sarcasm. Example(s): A man proposes marriage to his girlfriend, and she bursts into angry tears. A man cuts in from of someone in line, and that person says, "Thanks a lot!" | 22 | |
| 9938474880 | Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true. Example: This is the beginning and the end. |  | 23 |
| 9938506291 | Epithet | A descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something; a nickname. Example(s): The Great Emancipator (Abraham Lincoln) William Shakespeare(The Bard) Muhammad Ali as (The Greatest) |  | 24 |
| 9938541499 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant. Example(s): passed away instead of died correctional facility instead of jail put to sleep instead of euthanized |  | 25 |
| 9938588289 | Repetition | The repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device. Example: "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up — for you the flag is flung — for you the bugle trills..." |  | 26 |
| 9938614862 | Bombast | Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas. Example: Eschew all conglomerations of flatulent garrulity, jejune babblement and asinine affectation. |  | 27 |
| 9938638168 | Pragmatism | Character or conduct that emphasizes practicality. |  | 28 |
| 9938651143 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation...slang. Example(s) ain't, gonna, old as the hills, eat my dust, I wasn't born yesterday. |  | 29 |
| 9938689536 | Admonition | An act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning. |  | 30 |
| 9938696537 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds. |  | 31 |
| 9938698873 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines |  | 32 |
| 9938765429 | Cumulative Sentence | Sentence that places the main idea at the beginning, and then builds upon it. |  | 33 |
| 9938777285 | Polysyndeton | Repetition of conjunctions in close succession, used to create a feeling of being overwhelmed. |  | 34 |
| 9938795943 | Metonymy | The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant. |  | 35 |
| 9938815384 | Fallacy | An argumentative flaw; unsound argument. |  | 36 |
| 9938832698 | Satire | A literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness |  | 37 |
| 9938845987 | Social Commentary | Writing that offers insight into society, its values, and its customs. |  | 38 |
| 9938876252 | Tone | The author's attitude about his or her subject. |  | 39 |
| 9942733845 | Existential | relating to or dealing with the meaning or purpose of existence (especially with human existence) |  | 40 |
| 9942756101 | Transcendental | Reliance upon conscience and intuition, a form of idealism, romanticism. |  | 41 |
| 9942770544 | Naturalistic | Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality. |  | 42 |
| 9942778453 | Surrealistic | Having a dreamlike or unreal quality. |  | 43 |
| 9942783262 | Didactic | Instructive |  | 44 |
| 9942791029 | Antithesis | A statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced. |  | 45 |
| 9942804085 | Illustrate | To give examples in order to make something easier to understand. |  | 46 |
| 9942821045 | Syntax | Sentence structure |  | 47 |
| 9942834197 | Diction | Word choice |  | 48 |
| 9942844469 | Analogy | Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect. |  | 49 |
| 9945165163 | Juxtaposition | Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast |  | 50 |
| 9945188977 | Author's Purpose | Goal or accomplishment that the author aimed for/why they wrote it. |  | 51 |
