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| 14874568823 | ethos | the notion of spirit, culture, or idea that something or someone holds ex: references to religion or shared values | 0 | |
| 14874585325 | automatic ethos | a credibility that is granted to someone by virtue of the title he'she holds or the respect he/she garners ex: references to well known and trusted people | 1 | |
| 14874601294 | logos | the use of facts and logic when crafting an argument | 2 | |
| 14874608628 | pathos | the use of emotion when crafting an argument | 3 | |
| 14874612823 | parallelism | when numerous sentences exhibit a similar grammatical construct within a paragraph...also known as anaphora ex: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." | 4 | |
| 14874651711 | antithesis | A type of parallelism. The key feature is that opposite ideas/images play off of one another ex: Neither heat nor cold could stop the Grizzlies from prevailing | 5 | |
| 14874678685 | juxtaposition | the placing of two or more ideas or entities side-by-side for comparing and contrasting ex: Tim O'Brien masterfully juxtaposes reality and fantasy | 6 | |
| 14874693249 | allusion | A reference to the past, be it something of historical importance or pop culture | 7 | |
| 14874702997 | syntax | a term that is used when studying sentence structure | 8 | |
| 14874709155 | cumulative sentence | a sentence that begins with an independent clause and then it accumulates dependent clauses ex: Writing is challenging, even though it's something you have been taught since elementary school. | 9 | |
| 14874734404 | periodic sentence | A sentence that builds suspense. The independent clause comes at the end of the sentence ex: With fall and winter coming, I better get in as much golf as I can now! | 10 | |
| 14874756069 | diction | another name for the utilization of words | 11 | |
| 14874760793 | anecdote | a story that is used to add meaning | 12 | |
| 14874769714 | figurative language | hyperbole, simile, metaphor, irony, oxymoron | 13 |
