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7307620635AllusionReference to a famous historical, Biblical, mythological, or literary figure or event0
7307624273QualifierWords or phrases that limit the scope of a claim (e.g., usually, in a few cases, under these circumstances)1
7307625653PathosPersuasion through appeals to the audience's emotions2
7307628135SyllogismIn formal logic, a structure of deductive logic in which correctly formed major and minor premises lead to a necessary conclusion3
7307630045LogosPersuasion by means of logic or reasoning4
7307631388ArrangementForm/structure/organization5
7307635274ArgumentA spoken, written, or visual text that expresses a point of view; the central point a text is making; a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that that an action or idea is right or wrong6
7307638443ClaimA statement that asserts a belief or truth7
7307639831Mediated AudienceAn audience that is not physically present, but that is affected by the speaker's message8
7307641684EthosPersuasion through convincing the audience of one's moral character9
7307643314ExigenceWhat prompts the speaker to speak at this particular point in time10
7307645576MetaphorA comparison between two objects without using the words like or as11
7307647258Deductive ReasoningReasoning from general to specific12
7307650617Inductive ReasoningReasoning from specific to general13
7307658756SimileA comparison between two items using the words like or as14
7307660949PurposeWhat the speaker wants the audience to feel while listening; what he/she wants the audience to do after listening15
7307664321Immediate AudienceThe audience that is physically present when a speech is delivered16
7307666863FormThe genre or type of text (e.g., journal, editorial, letter, essay, poem, etc.)17
7307670463AnalysisIdentifying the features of a text AND explaining how the author uses these to develop the meaning or to achieve a particular effect18
7307675217ToneThe writer's attitude toward his/he subject19

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