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responding with a claim that is off-point and misleads the audience
strategy of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos)
relationship expressing "If X is the cause, then Y is the effect."
faulty premise upon which an argument rests
substitution of an attributive phrase for a proper name, or use of a proper name to express personality charactersitics "that young singer thinks she's a real Madonna"
repetition of the last word of a clause at the beginning of the following clause
relationship expressing an "if... then..." statement
juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas, often in parallel structure "Place your virtues on a pedastal; put your vices under a rock"
elaborate statement justifying some controversial position
omission of conjunctions between related clauses "I came, I saw, I went."
agreement with an opposing arguement's point
heightening a message by emphasizing pitch, volume, and pause by using gestures and movement
double (or multiple) meanings of a group of words that the speaker or writer has purposly left that way
logical reasoning with one premise left unstated
repetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses "Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil."
extended passage arguing that if two things are similar in one or two ways, they're probably similar in more ways
systematic strategy or method for solving problems
an understatement "Her work ran the entire range of emotion from A to B."
trope in which one word, usually a noun or main verb, governs two other words not related in meaning
establishing a trend- authority gained for an argument that something should be done again because of prior actions and decisions under the same conditions
first premise in a syllogism particular instance of the generalization stated in an accurate generalization
second premise in a syllogism offers particular instance of the major premise
the part of speech where the speaker anticipates objections to the points being made and counters them
formal patterns for organizing text ex: description, narration exposition, and argumentation -exposition: comparison/ contrast, classification, and division
claim where if an important distinction is not made, or action taken, what seems to be a small problem will become serious
misrepresenting arguments- constructing a positive argument in reaction to a stand that no one has taken
group of words that repeats the meaning already conveyed
an artful variation from expected modes of expression of thoughts and ideas
attacking the person instead of the argument
a brief narrative offered to capture the audience's attention, sympathy, or to support a claim
citation; or establishing reliability of self or of a source
persuasive technique similar to peer pressure essentially:"Everyone else is doing it, so should you!"
reasoning that begins with the general and ends with the specific
reasoning that begins with citing a number of specific examples and ahows how they collectively establish a general principle
beliefs about good and bad and how where each comes from
an untrustworthy or naive commentor on events and characters in a story
stated position, thesis, or claim (usually main claim, could be supporting)
response to an opposing argument's positive points
technique used to address and answer objections, even though the audience has not had time to oppose
moral appeal text's authority established by characterization of the speaker or a code of ethics shared with the audience
specialized vocabulary of a particular group
emotional appeal appeal of text to emotions or interests of audience
logical appeal
dialouge where a character speaks aloud to him/herself
when a speaker or writer fails to effectively address the question at hand

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