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5402393877ad hominemswitches argument from issue being discussed to the character of the other speaker0
5402406066ad populumevidence boils down to everybody's doing it(bandwagon)1
5402410242allegorycharacters, settings, and events stand for other people or abstract ideas or qualities2
5402415708allusionreference to a person, event or place3
5402428772analogya comparison made between two disimmilar things for the purpose of clarifying the less familiar of two subjects4
5411487248begging the questionclaim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt5
5411487249colloquial languagean informal conversational use of language6
5411487250didacticteaching; having moral instruction7
5411487251equivocationtwo or more meanings in attempt to misrepresent or decieve8
5411509764euphemismmild or indirect word that substitutes one considered too harsh9
5411514263ironycontrast between what is states explicitly and what is really meant10
5411518018Jargonspecial words or expressions that are used by particular profession or group11
5411520890Metonymyfigure of speech which something is represented by another that is closely related to it12
5411526825moodfeel or atmosphere created by text13
5411528844oxymoronauthor groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest paradox14
5411531321parodywork that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of criticism15
5411535309pedanticoverly concerned with minute details16
5411538894personificationattribution to lifelike quality to inanimate object or idea17
5411546102proseform of language that has no formal metrical structure; natural form of speech18
5411551351sarcasmdevice that is meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks19
5411553041satireuse of irony to highlight an individual's foolishness20
5411559861syllogismlogical structure that uses major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion21
5411562179synecdocheuses a part to represent the whole22
5411565202synesthesiaworeds that intend to draw out a response from readers stimulating multiple senses23

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