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AP LANGUAGE AND COMP RHETORICAL TERMS 1 Flashcards

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2821050587ConcessionAn acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable.0
2821050588ConnotationMeanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation.1
2821050589CounterargumentAn opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward.2
2821050590PersonaThe face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience.3
2821050591PolemicAn aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others.4
2821050592PropagandaThe spread of ideas and information to further a cause.5
2821050593RefutationA denial of the validity of an opposing argument.6

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