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| 5689753899 | diction | the distinctive vocabulary of a particular author that gives the reader a mental picture | 0 | |
| 5689753900 | rhetoric | the art of using language as means to persuade | 1 | |
| 5689753901 | bombastic | using or characterized by high-sounding but unimportant or meaningless language | 2 | |
| 5689753902 | ethos | an appeal based on the character of the speaker | 3 | |
| 5689753903 | logos | an appeal based on logic or reason | 4 | |
| 5689753904 | pathos | an appeal based on emotion | 5 | |
| 5689753905 | capricious | impulsive; unpredictable | 6 | |
| 5689753906 | tone | the writer's attitude, mood, or moral outlook toward the subject and or readers | 7 | |
| 5689753907 | appeal | the power of arousing a sympathetic response | 8 | |
| 5689753908 | argument | discourse intended to persuade; the subject matter, a process of reasoning | 9 | |
| 5689753909 | colloquialism | a word or phrase used in an easy, informal style of writing or speaking | 10 | |
| 5689753910 | connotation | suggestions and associations which surround a word as opposed to its bare, literal meaning | 11 | |
| 5689753911 | apathy | a lack of feeling or emotion; lack of interest or concern | 12 | |
| 5689753912 | paradox | a statement that appears to be contradictory, but which reveals a deeper truth | 13 | |
| 5689753913 | dialect | variety of language confined to a region or group; manner or means of expressing oneself | 14 | |
| 5689753914 | understatement | a statement which says less than is really meant | 15 | |
| 5689753915 | hyperbole | deliberate and obvious exaggeration for effect | 16 | |
| 5689753916 | anecdote | a short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident | 17 | |
| 5689753917 | condescending | patronizing or assuming superiority | 18 | |
| 5689753918 | voice | an author's distinctive literary style, basic vision and general attitude toward the world | 19 |
