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| 3418744038 | Ad Hominem argument | a writer's claim is answered by irrelevant attacks on his character | 0 | |
| 3879379935 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence | 1 | |
| 3879384842 | Analogy | An extended comparison between something unfamiliar and something more familiar for the purpose of dramatizing the unfamiliar | 2 | |
| 3879388175 | Anecdote | A brief story used to make a point | 3 | |
| 3879389305 | Antecedent | A noun, often a proper noun, replaced by a pronoun (He replaces Sam) | 4 | |
| 3879394716 | Antithesis | The contrast of ideas | 5 | |
| 3879397588 | Aphorism * | A short saying expressing a general truth | 6 | |
| 3879400133 | Apostrophe | A digression in the form of an address to someone that is not present, or to a personified object or idea | 7 | |
| 3879405172 | Appeals | Examples: patriotic, money, safety, bandwagon, authority, God/religion | 8 | |
| 3879408206 | Argument | The use of evidence and reason to discover some version of the truth | 9 | |
| 3879409289 | Assertion | See claim | 10 | |
| 3879409841 | Audience | The person(s) to whom a written or spoken work is directed | 11 | |
| 3879411556 | Bandwagon appeal | a course of action is recommended on the grounds that everyone else is following it | 12 | |
| 3879416540 | Begging the question | a claim is based on the very grounds that are in doubt or dispute | 13 | |
| 3879417843 | Casual argument | An argument that seeks to explain the effect(s) of a cause or the cause(s) of an effect | 14 | |
| 3879423348 | Characterize/ Characterization | To describe or portray the character of a person, idea, etc. in a certain light | 15 | |
| 3879425565 | Claim | a controversial statement that asserts a belief or truth | 16 | |
| 3879427550 | Cliche | A familiar word or phrase which has been used so much that it is no longer a good, effective way of saying something, as in "sharp as a tack" or "fresh as a daisy" | 17 | |
| 3879436680 | Colloquial/ colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing Ex: Wanna | 18 | |
| 3879439446 | Connotation | The associations that surround most words and extend beyond their literal meaning, CREATING EFFECTS OF ASSOCIATION. Ex: slender and skinny | 19 | |
| 3879444406 | Context | The entire situation in which a piece of writing takes place, including the writer's purpose for writing, intended audience, time, place, and influences | 20 | |
| 3879445248 | Counterargument | An opposing argument | 21 | |
| 3879445249 | Deductive reasoning | A process of thought in which general principles are applied to particular cases | 22 | |
| 3879446277 | Definition, argument of | An argument in which the claim specifies that something does or doesn't meet the conditions or features set forth in a definition | 23 | |
| 3879446278 | Denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 24 | |
| 3879446279 | Diction | The author's word choice | 25 | |
| 3879446815 | Dogmatism | a claim is supported on the grounds that it's the only conclusion acceptable within a given community | 26 | |
| 3879449095 | Either-or choice | Given two solutions in an issue, but one solution is the obvious choice | 27 | |
| 3879452306 | Empirical | information acquired by observation or experimentation | 28 | |
| 3879452942 | Enthymeme | A statement that links a claim to a supporting reason | 29 | |
| 3879453346 | Equivocation | a lie is given the appearance of truth | 30 | |
| 3879455741 | Ethos, appeal based on | An attempt by the writer or speaker to prove themselves a credible authority on the subject to the reader or listener in order to convince an audience to accept a claim | 31 | |
| 3879458513 | Euphemism | Replacing a non harsh word or phrase with a harsh one "to pass away" "to die" | 32 | |
| 3879463643 | Evaluation argument of | the claim specifies that something does or doesn't meet established criteria | 33 | |
| 3879466308 | Exhortation | language intended to persuade | 34 | |
| 3879468981 | Expose | To publicly expose or discredit something or someone | 35 | |
| 3879472897 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 36 | |
| 3879472898 | Fact, argument of | the claim can be proved or disproved with specific evidence | 37 | |
| 3879477139 | Fallacy of argument | A flaw in the structure of an argument that renders its conclusion invalid | 38 | |
| 3879477140 | Faulty analogy | a comparison between two objects or concepts is inaccurate | 39 | |
| 3879478300 | Faulty causality | making the unwarranted assumption that because one event follows another, the first event causes the other | 40 | |
| 3879478667 | Figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning | 41 | |
| 3879478668 | Hasty generalization | an interference is drawn from insufficient data | 42 | |
| 3879479444 | Hyperbole | an exaggeration | 43 | |
| 3879479445 | Imagery | Descriptive writing appealing to one of the five senses | 44 | |
| 3879523712 | Inductive reasoning | A process of thought in which particular cases lead to general principles | 45 | |
| 3879524455 | Inference/infer *Note for AP exam | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 46 | |
| 3879527592 | Invective | Speech that may be directed toward an individual, cause, idea or system that attacks or denounces it | 47 | |
| 3879529963 | Inversion | A reversal in order Ex: verb before subject | 48 | |
| 3879531647 | Irony | Use of language that suggests a meaning opposite of the literal meaning of the words | 49 | |
| 3879533227 | Jargon * | 1) The language, especially the vocabulary, specific to a particular trade, profession, or group. 2) Language characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary, often vague in meaning. | 50 | |
| 3879534033 | Juxtaposition/ juxtapose * | To place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast | 51 | |
| 3879534568 | Logos, appeal to | Logical appeal. A strategy in which a writer uses facts, evidence, and reason to make audience members accept a claim | 52 | |
| 3879534569 | Metaphor | A figure of speech that makes a comparison without using like or as | 53 | |
| 3879534969 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. Setting, tone, and events can affect the mood | 54 | |
| 3879538525 | Narrative | The telling of a story | 55 | |
| 3879538990 | Non sequitur | claims, reasons, or warrants fail to connect logically | 56 | |
| 3879540360 | Objective | Not influenced by personal feelings or prejudice; based on facts, unbiased | 57 | |
| 3879540361 | Oxymoron | A paradox make up of two seemingly contradictory words ex: peaceful revolution | 58 | |
| 3879540922 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | 59 | |
| 3879540923 | Parallelism | Figure of balance identified by a similarity in the syntactical structure of a set of words in successive phrases, clauses, sentences | 60 | |
| 3879547605 | Pathos, appeal to | Emotional appeal. A strategy in which a writer tries to generate specific emotions, such as envy, fear, anger, or pity, in an audience to influence it to accept a claim | 61 | |
| 3879548177 | Personal Essay | A subcategory of the essay, characterized by intimacy, the "personal element," humor, graceful style, rambling structure, unconventionality or novelty of theme, and incomplete treatment of topic | 62 | |
| 3879548178 | Personification | A form of figurative language in which an idea or object is given human characteristics | 63 | |
| 3879548486 | Premise | A statement or position regarded as true and upon which other claims are based | 64 | |
| 3879548487 | Propaganda | An argument advancing a point of view without regard to reason, fairness, or truth | 65 | |
| 3879549376 | Purpose | The goal of an argument. Purposes include entertaining, informing, convincing, exploring, and deciding, among others. | 66 | |
| 3879549704 | Qualitative argument | An argument of evaluation that relies on non numeric criteria supported by reason, tradition, precedent, or logic | 67 | |
| 3879549705 | Quantitative argument | An argument of evaluation that relies on criteria that can be measured, counted, or demonstrated objectively | 68 | |
| 3879550273 | Rebuttal | An answer that challenges or refutes a specific claim or charge | 69 | |
| 3879550274 | Red herring | a writer abruptly changes the topic in order to distract readers from potentially objectionable claims | 70 | |
| 3879550275 | Repetition | The repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm or to emphasize an idea | 71 | |
| 3879550619 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasion | 72 | |
| 3879551039 | Rhetorical analysis | how well the components of an argument work together to persuade or move an audience | 73 | |
| 3879551477 | Rhetorical question | A question posed to raise an issue or create an effect rather than to get a response | 74 | |
| 3879551909 | Satire | A work that targets human wrongdoings and foolishness or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. Making fun | 75 | |
| 3879552190 | Scare tactic | presenting an issue in terms of exaggerated threats or dangers | 76 | |
| 3879552732 | Sentimental appeal | A fallacy of argument in which an appeal is based on excessive emotion | 77 | |
| 3879552733 | Simile | A comparison using like or as | 78 | |
| 3879553707 | Slippery slope | exaggerating the possibility that a relatively inconsequential action or choice today will have serious negative consequences in the future | 79 | |
| 3879553708 | Stacking the deck | the writer shows only once side of an argument | 80 | |
| 3879554028 | Straw man | A fallacy of argument in which an opponent's position is misrepresented as being more extreme than it actually is, so that it's easier to refute. Opponent of an argument argument is more extreme | 81 | |
| 3879554029 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. | 82 | |
| 3879554030 | Subjective | Based on one's thoughts, opinions, feelings, moods. | 83 | |
| 3879554343 | Syntax * | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Similar to diction, but syntax is a group of words. | 84 | |
| 3879554344 | Thesis | A sentence that concisely states a writer's main point | 85 | |
| 3879554345 | Tone | The narrator's attitude towards the material, the audience, or both. Ex: positive, negative, personal, impersonal etc. | 86 | |
| 3879554657 | Understatement | A figure of speech that makes a weaker statement than a situation seems to call for. It can lead to powerful or humorous effects. | 87 | |
| 3879555106 | Values, appeal to | A strategy in which a writer invokes shared principles and traditions of a society as a reason for accepting a claim | 88 | |
| 3879555107 | Warrant | The statement that establishes the logical connection between a claim and its supporting reason | 89 |
