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| 4344198461 | Paradox | An ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it | 0 | |
| 4344198462 | Scheme | A pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect. | 1 | |
| 4344200193 | Parody | A piece that imitates and exaggerates the prominent features of another; used for comic effect or ridicule | 2 | |
| 4344200194 | Sentence variety | Using a variety of sentence patterns to create a desired effect. | 3 | |
| 4344201852 | Simile | A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things | 4 | |
| 4344204157 | Source | A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information. | 5 | |
| 4344204158 | Speaker | A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing. | 6 | |
| 4344205453 | Straw man | A logical fallacy that involves the creation of an easily refutable position; misrepresenting, then attacking an opponent's position | 7 | |
| 4344205454 | Style | The distinctive quality of speech or writing created by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech | 8 | |
| 4344205455 | Propaganda | A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information | 9 | |
| 4344207393 | Subordinate clause | Created by a subordinating conjunction, a clause that modifies an independent clause. | 10 | |
| 4344209122 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise (see premise; major, and minor). | 11 | |
| 4344209124 | Rhetorical question | A question asked more to produce an effect than to summon an answer. | 12 | |
| 4344211357 | Tone | The speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience. | 13 | |
| 4344213031 | Topic sentence | A sentence, most often appearing at the beginning of a paragraph that announces the paragraph's idea and often unites it with the work's thesis. | 14 | |
| 4344213032 | Personification | Assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects. | 15 | |
| 4344213033 | Understatement | Lack of emphasis in a statement or point; restraint in language often used for ironic effect. | 16 | |
| 4344215007 | Voice | In grammar, a term for the relationship between a verb and a noun (active or passive voice), in rhetoric, a distinctive quality in the style and tone of writing. | 17 | |
| 4344215008 | Zeugma | A construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs—often in different, sometimes incongruent ways—two or more words in a sentence | 18 |
