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10519667417Rhetoricthe art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques0
10519667418Ethoscredibility; ethical appeal1
10519667419Logosan appeal based on logic or reason2
10519667420Pathosa quality that evokes pity or sadness; emotion3
10519667421Didacticintended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson4
10519667422Hackneyedused so often as to lack freshness or originality5
10519667423Pragmaticdealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations6
10519667424Stoicindifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive7
10519667425Triteoverused and hackneyed8
10519667426Abstractexisting in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence (ex. freedom or religious ideaologies)9
10519667427Allusiona reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art10
10519667428Colloquialcharacteristic of informal spoken language or conversation11
10519667429Connotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning12
10519667430Denotationthe literal meaning of a word13
10519667431Archetypea detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response (ex. heros, quests that occur repeatedly)14
10519667432Hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally15
10519667433Satirethe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues16
10519667434Vehementlymarked by intense force or emotion17
10519667435Veracityfilled with truth and accuracy18
10519667436Verbosewordy, very talkative19
10519667437Ambiguitythe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage20
10519667438Audienceone's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed21
10519667439Concreteexisting in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract22
10519667440Dictionthe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing23
10519667441Syntaxthe rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language24

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