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| 15104166149 | archaic diction | old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 0 | |
| 15104166150 | alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | 1 | |
| 15104166151 | attitude | a writer's position or emotion regarding the subject or writing | 2 | |
| 15104166152 | caricature | a representation in which the subject's features are exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect | 3 | |
| 15104166153 | concession | an acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or unreasonable | 4 | |
| 15104166154 | connotations | meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition; positive or negative | 5 | |
| 15104166155 | context | the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes. & events surrounding the text | 6 | |
| 15104166156 | counterargument | an opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward | 7 | |
| 15104166157 | chiasmus | a figure of speech based on inverted parallelism; rhetorical figure in which two clauses are related to each other through reversal of terms | 8 | |
| 15104166158 | antimetabole | repetition of words one reverse order | 9 | |
| 15104166159 | ad hominem argument | laying for "to go against the person"; this fallacy involves switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker | 10 | |
| 15104166160 | allegory | the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 11 | |
| 15104166161 | ambiguity | the multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 12 | |
| 15104166162 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 13 | |
| 15104166163 | appeal to false authority | this fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority | 14 | |
| 15104166164 | ad populum | aka bandwagon appeal; this fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do" | 15 | |
| 15104166165 | allusion | a direct or indirect reference to something that is commonly know; can be historical, literary, religious, or mythical | 16 | |
| 15104166166 | analogy | a similarity or relationship between two things; can explain something u familiar by associating it with something more familiar | 17 | |
| 15104166167 | antithesis | a figure of speech that involves an opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction | 18 | |
| 15104166168 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction | 19 | |
| 15122986806 | colloquialism | slang or informality in speech or writing | 20 | |
| 15122986807 | claim of fact | asserts that something is true or not true | 21 | |
| 15122986808 | claim of value | argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong | 22 | |
| 15122986809 | conceit | a fanciful expression | 23 | |
| 15122986810 | denotation | the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word | 24 | |
| 15122986811 | claim | an assertion or proposition that states the argument's main idea or position | 25 | |
| 15122986812 | claim of policy | proposes a change | 26 | |
| 15122986813 | closed thesis | a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make | 27 | |
| 15122986814 | concrete detail | specific details, facts, or examples used to support the main idea of a text | 28 | |
| 15122986815 | diction | related to style, the writer's word choice | 29 | |
| 15122986816 | didactic | words that are meant to instruct or teach, especially morally or ethically | 30 | |
| 15122986817 | euphemism | a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 31 | |
| 15122986818 | homily | sermon, can conclude any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice | 32 | |
| 15122986819 | imagery | sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 33 | |
| 15122986820 | irony | contrast between what is stated explicitly & what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be true & what is actually true | 34 | |
| 15122986821 | ethos | a speaker's expertise, knowledge, & common purpose with the audience are examples of how a speaker demonstrates they are credible & trustworthy | 35 | |
| 15122986822 | extended metaphor | metaphor developed at great length | 36 | |
| 15122986823 | hyperbole | figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | 37 | |
| 15122986824 | infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 38 | |
| 15122986825 | juxtaposition | placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast | 39 | |
| 15122986826 | logical fallacy | a mistake in verbal reasoning | 40 | |
| 15122986827 | mode of discourse - exposition | writing that intends to inform and demonstrate a point | 41 | |
| 15122986828 | mode of discourse - description | writing that creates sensory images, often evoking a mood or atmosphere | 42 | |
| 15122986829 | onomatopoeia | a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words | 43 | |
| 15122986830 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule | 44 | |
| 15122986831 | metaphor | a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity | 45 | |
| 15122986832 | mode of discourse - narration | writing that tells a story or relates a series of events | 46 | |
| 15122986833 | mode of discourse - argumentation | writing that takes a stand on an issue and supports it with evidence and logical reasoning | 47 | |
| 15122986834 | parallelism | the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity | 48 | |
| 15122986835 | pathos | a speaker's intent to inspire an emotional reaction in an audience | 49 | |
| 15122986836 | personification | a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 50 | |
| 15122986837 | point of view - second person | used to address the reader using the pronoun "you"; not appropriate for academic writing | 51 | |
| 15122986838 | point of view - third person limited omniscient | uses "he," "she," & "it;" narrator presents the feelings and thoughts of only one character | 52 | |
| 15122986839 | repetition | the duplication of & element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, sentence, or grammatical pattern | 53 | |
| 15122986840 | logos | employs logical reasoning, combining a clear idea with well thought out & appropriate examples &. in details | 54 |
