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| 13863580002 | ad hominem | attacking their character | 0 | |
| 13863580003 | anaphora | repeating a word or phrase at the beginning | 1 | |
| 13863580004 | antimetabole | repetition of words in reverse order | 2 | |
| 13863580005 | antonomasia | using a title ex.) Your Honor | 3 | |
| 13863580006 | apostrophe | addresses something that can't talk back | 4 | |
| 13863580007 | ceremonial argument | ex.) graduation speech | 5 | |
| 13863580008 | deliberative argument | argument about the future and matters of policy ex.) campaign speeches and parliamentary debates | 6 | |
| 13863580009 | evaluative argument | arguing that something doesn't meet a certain criteria | 7 | |
| 13863580010 | qualitative argument | an argument that relies on criteria supported by tradition/logic | 8 | |
| 13863580011 | quantitative argument | an argument that relies on criteria that can be measured | 9 | |
| 13863580012 | assertion | a statement that presents a claim or thesis | 10 | |
| 13863580013 | asyndeton | no conjunctions between phrases | 11 | |
| 13863580014 | begging the question | fallacy where a claim is based on evidence that is in doubt | 12 | |
| 13863580015 | burlesque | a form of parody that uses extremes | 13 | |
| 13863580016 | candor | open and honest communication | 14 | |
| 13863580017 | circumlocution | circumvent the subject | 15 | |
| 13863580018 | colloquial | common or regional saying | 16 | |
| 13863580019 | complex sentence | a sentence that includes a noun and a verb | 17 | |
| 13863580020 | compound senetence | a sentence that includes 2x noun and a verb | 18 | |
| 13863580021 | confirmation | a paragraph that provides the development of proof through evidence | 19 | |
| 13863580022 | cumulative sentence | main idea at beginning of sentence and is then built upon | 20 | |
| 13863580023 | damn with faint praise | sarcastic praise | 21 | |
| 13863580024 | diatribe | a speech that condemns an idea | 22 | |
| 13863580025 | double entendre | a saying with two meanings | 23 | |
| 13863580026 | empirical data | knowledge based on observation/experience | 24 | |
| 13863580027 | enthememe | an argument where one premise isn't explicitly stated ex.) Doctors are professionals & professionals are greedy, so doctors are greedy | 25 | |
| 13863580028 | epigram | a short quotation before the text | 26 | |
| 13863580029 | epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of sentences | 27 | |
| 13863580030 | epithet | an abusive slur or nickname | 28 | |
| 13863580031 | equivocation | fallacy, a term with two or more meanings, meant to decieve | 29 | |
| 13863580032 | euphemism | political correctness | 30 | |
| 13863580033 | exordium | intro to an argument that announces subject, purpose, and appeals | 31 | |
| 13863580034 | hortative sentence | sentence that urges/calls to action | 32 | |
| 13863580035 | idiom | a manner of speaking that is natural to natives of a region | 33 | |
| 13863580036 | imperative sentence | a sentence used to command | 34 | |
| 13863580037 | implicit | something not directly stated by text | 35 | |
| 13863580038 | induction | a logical process where a speaker argues specifics to universals | 36 | |
| 13863580039 | interrogatory sentence | A sentence that asks a question | 37 | |
| 13863580040 | socratic irony | playing dumb | 38 | |
| 13863580041 | juxtaposition | implied comparison based on relationship | 39 | |
| 13863580042 | kairos | most opportune time to make an argument | 40 | |
| 13863580043 | malaprop | misuse of a word with one that sounds similar | 41 | |
| 13863580044 | maxim | a saying that teaches or tells a truth | 42 | |
| 13863580045 | metonymy | a figure of speech that is emblematic ex.) step on the gas | 43 | |
| 13863580046 | muse | quiet reflection | 44 | |
| 13863580047 | nominalization | changing a verb into a noun | 45 | |
| 13863580048 | oxymoron | a paradox made up of contradictory words | 46 | |
| 13863580049 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end | 47 | |
| 13863580050 | peroration | part of argument; before conc and after refut (usually appeals to pathos) | 48 | |
| 13863580051 | polemic | an agressive argument, no conceding | 49 | |
| 13863579965 | polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 50 | |
| 13863579966 | post hoc, ergo propter hoc | fallacy where something is stated as the cause of something because it happened before it | 51 | |
| 13863579967 | qualitative evidence | evidence supported by reason/tradition | 52 | |
| 13863579968 | reservation | explains the terms and conditions necessitated by the qualifier | 53 | |
| 13863579969 | rhetorical triangle | a diagram showing relationship between speaker, audience, and subject | 54 | |
| 13863579970 | Rogerian argument | an argument based on understanding and accommodating an opposing viewpoint | 55 | |
| 13863579971 | horatian satire | using calm/gentle tone to make fun of someone | 56 | |
| 13863579972 | juvenalian satire | using harsh/bitter tone to make fun of someone | 57 | |
| 13863579973 | scheme | a deviation from the normal word order | 58 | |
| 13863579974 | syllologism | a logic structure that uses a major and minor premise (this is best because x, y, and z | 59 | |
| 13863579975 | synechdoche | figure of speech where part represents whole ex.) all hands on deck | 60 | |
| 13863579976 | tongue-in-cheek | humorous statement, not serious | 61 | |
| 13863579977 | toulmin argument | an argument constructed as the following: evidence, claim, warrant, backing, reservation | 62 | |
| 13863579978 | vernacular | everyday speech of a region | 63 | |
| 13863579979 | warrant | the expression of assumption shared by speaker and audience | 64 | |
| 13863579980 | zuegma | one word that applies to two things ex.) she stole his heart and his wallet | 65 |
