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2605988936Ad hominemAgainst the man; attacking the person instead of the issue0
2605988937Red herringAttempting to distract the reader from the real issue by discussing something unrelated1
2605988938AlliterationRepetition of initial sounds2
2605988939AllusionReference to a well-known person, place, or thing from literature, history, etc3
2605988940Anaphorarepetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of sentences4
2605988941Asyndetonabsence of conjunctions5
2605988942SimileComputation using like or as6
2605988943ColloquialismA word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing7
2605988944ConnotationEmotional associations of a word8
2605988945DenotationLiteral meaning of a word; dictionary definition9
2605988946DictionWord choice10
2605988947EpistropheRepetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for poetic or rhetorical effect11
2605988948HyperboleDeliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis12
2605988949MetonymyUsing something associated with a person or object13
2605988950MetaphorAn implied comparison; does not use "like" or "as"14
2605988951Oxymorontwo contradictory words placed side by side15
2605988952ParadoxStatement that appears to be contradictory but reveals a truth16
2605988953PathosEmotional appeal17
2605988954EthosEthical appeal18
2605988955LogosLogical appeal19
2605988956Rhetorical Questionquestion that does not expect an explicit answer20
2605988957Satirework that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior21
2605988958Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole22
2605988959SyntaxSentence structure23
2605988960Tonethe characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the subject24

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