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| 14649187313 | Appeals | An earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea. | 0 | |
| 14649187315 | Audience | A regular public that manifests interest, support, enthusiasm, or the like | 1 | |
| 14649187314 | Assessment | An evaluation | 2 | |
| 14649187316 | Attitude | Manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc.... with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind | 3 | |
| 14649203167 | Appeals Example | The college appealed to its alumni for funds | 4 | |
| 14649203168 | Assessment Example | The SAT is an assessment to evaluate ones knowledge | 5 | |
| 14649203169 | Audience Example | Every art form has its audience | 6 | |
| 14649203170 | Attitude Example | I have a positive attitude towards Calvary | 7 | |
| 14755913882 | Context | The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. | 8 | |
| 14755913883 | Context Example | The Context of Genesis 1 is the Creation | 9 | |
| 14755913884 | Occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written | 10 | |
| 14755913885 | Occasion Example | MLK gave his speech on August 28, 1963 in Washington D.C. | 11 | |
| 14755913886 | Purpose | the goal the speaker wants to achieve | 12 | |
| 14755913887 | Purpose Example | The purpose of the Bible is to b filled on God's word so that I can spread it | 13 | |
| 14755913888 | Speaker | The person or group who creates a text | 14 | |
| 14755913889 | Speaker Example | The speaker of Sunday's sermon was Pastor Frank | 15 | |
| 14755913890 | Persona | Greek for "mask." The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience. | 16 | |
| 14755913891 | Persona Example | My persona during Grease was an annoying cheerleader who just wanted Danny | 17 | |
| 14755913892 | Subject | The topic of a text. What the text is about. | 18 | |
| 14755913893 | Subject Example | Th subject of my devo this morning was how to trust God with anxiety | 19 | |
| 14911615557 | Allusion | brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art | 20 | |
| 14911615558 | Allusion Example | The article mentioned the Bible which is an allusion | 21 | |
| 14911615559 | Antithesis | opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction | 22 | |
| 14911615560 | Antithesis Example | "Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for a man bu a giant step for mankind" | 23 | |
| 14911615561 | Archaic Diction | old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 24 | |
| 14911615562 | Archaic Diction Example | Shakespeare words | 25 | |
| 14911615563 | Bias | A prejudice or preconceived notion that prevents a person from approaching a topic in a neutral or an objective way | 26 | |
| 14911615564 | Bias Example | I am bias when I side with someone in an argument because they're my friend | 27 | |
| 14911615565 | Diction | a speaker or writer's choice of words. Analysis of diction looks at these choices and what they add to the speaker's message | 28 | |
| 14911615566 | Diction Example | The writers diction created a professional and serious atmosphere | 29 | |
| 15041936292 | Ethos | Speakers appeal to ethos to demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a given topic | 30 | |
| 15041936293 | Ethos example | As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results. | 31 | |
| 15041936294 | Pathos | Speakers appeal to pathos to emotionally motivate their audience | 32 | |
| 15041936295 | Pathos example | A cup of coffee can provide one child with a healthy, nutritious meal for day. | 33 | |
| 15041936296 | Logos | Speakers appeal to logos, or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up | 34 | |
| 15041936297 | Logos example | A snickers bar has 280 calories and 30 grams of sugar. That's not very healthy. | 35 | |
| 15041936298 | Counterargument | An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward | 36 | |
| 15041936299 | Counterargument example | Gym class should be optional even though you say it should be mandatory | 37 | |
| 15041936300 | Concession | An acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable | 38 | |
| 15041936301 | Concession example | I know candy is bad for you but it's really good comfort food | 39 | |
| 15041936302 | Refutation | A denial of the validity of an opposing argument | 40 | |
| 15041936303 | Refutation example | A defense attorney would refute the prosecutor's statement that his client is guilty by providing evidence or logical statements that refute the claim | 41 | |
| 15161413185 | Propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. | 42 | |
| 15161488459 | Propaganda Example | MLK Letter | 43 | |
| 15161488460 | Polemic | controversy; argument; verbal attack | 44 | |
| 15161488461 | Polemic Example | dance moms fights lol | 45 | |
| 15161488462 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 46 | |
| 15161488463 | Connotation Example | the word "overweight" has a negative connotation | 47 | |
| 15161488464 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 48 | |
| 15161488465 | Denotation Example | The definition of overweight is .... | 49 | |
| 15275908922 | Qualified Arguments | An argument that is not absolute. | 50 | |
| 15275938237 | Qualified argument example | my mom trying to tell me taking my phone away will make me learn | 51 | |
| 15275944224 | Bias | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. | 52 | |
| 15275955741 | Bias example | I am biased when I say juniors should win spirit week | 53 | |
| 15275960724 | Deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | 54 | |
| 15275967966 | Deduction Example | Points were deducted because my toes weren't pointed | 55 | |
| 15275976432 | Equivocation | A fallacy that uses a term with two or more meanings in an attempt to misrepresent or deceive. | 56 | |
| 15275981429 | Equivocation example | The sign said "fine for parking here", and since it was fine, I parked there. | 57 | |
| 15275989296 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 58 | |
| 15275991894 | Hyperbole example | I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. | 59 |
