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14647881262Appealsethos, logos, pathos0
14647881263AssessmentThe evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something1
14647881264audiencethe listener, viewer, or reader of a text2
14647881265attitudefeelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events3
14813209430contextThe circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.4
14813209431occasionAn aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing.5
14813209432purposethe goal the speaker wants to achieve6
14813209433SpeakerA term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing7
14813209434Personaan individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting8
14813209435subjectThe topic of a text. What the text is about.9
14923493461AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event10
14923493462AntithesisDirect opposite11
14923493463archaic definitionvery old or old-fashioned12
14923493464BiasA particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.13
14923493465Dictionword choice14
15038212460Ethoscredibility/trust15
15038212461PathosAppeal to emotion16
15038212462LogosAppeal to logic17
15038212463CounterargumentA challenge to a position; an opposing argument18
15038212464concessionSomething given up or yielded19
15038212465Refutationa denial of the validity of an opposing argument20

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