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| 14713441067 | ad hominem fallacy | when speakers attack the person making the argument and not the argument itself |  | 0 |
| 14713441068 | ad populum fallacy | when we attempt to persuade people by arguing our position is reasonable because so many other people are doing it or agree with it |  | 1 |
| 14713441069 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |  | 2 |
| 14713441070 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event |  | 3 |
| 14713441071 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |  | 4 |
| 14713441072 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses |  | 5 |
| 14713441073 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order |  | 6 |
| 14713441074 | Antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast |  | 7 |
| 14713441075 | appeal to false authority fallacy | This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority. |  | 8 |
| 14713441076 | archaic diction | old-fashioned or outdated choice of words |  | 9 |
| 14713441077 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words |  | 10 |
| 14713441078 | audience | One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed. |  | 11 |
| 14713441079 | circular reasoning fallacy | error of basing a claim on the same claim reworded in slightly different terms |  | 12 |
| 14713441080 | claim | An assertion, usually supported by evidence |  | 13 |
| 14713441081 | claim of fact | asserts that something is true or not true |  | 14 |
| 14713441082 | claim of policy | proposes a change |  | 15 |
| 14713441083 | claim of value | argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong |  | 16 |
| 14713441084 | classical oration | five-part argument structure used by classical rhetoricians |  | 17 |
| 14713441085 | Classification | The process of grouping things based on their similarities |  | 18 |
| 14713441086 | concession | Something given up or yielded |  | 19 |
| 14713441087 | Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |  | 20 |
| 14713441088 | counterargument thesis statement | a summary of the counterargument, usually qualified by although or but, precedes the writer's opinion |  | 21 |
| 14713441089 | Counterargument | an opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward |  | 22 |
| 14713441090 | cumulative sentence | sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on |  | 23 |
| 14713441091 | deductive reasoning | general to specific |  | 24 |
| 14713441092 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word |  | 25 |
| 14713441093 | diction | word choice |  | 26 |
| 14713441094 | either/or fallacy | oversimplifying an issue as offering only two choices |  | 27 |
| 14713441095 | Enumeration | listing items in order |  | 28 |
| 14713441096 | Ethos | credibility |  | 29 |
| 14713441097 | evidence | the available body of facts or information indicating whether a claim is true or valid. | 30 | |
| 14713441098 | polemical | causing debate or argument |  | 31 |
| 14713441099 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |  | 32 |
| 14713441100 | Exigence | an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak |  | 33 |
| 14713441101 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion |  | 34 |
| 14713441102 | faulty analogy fallacy | a comparison drawn between things that are dissimilar in some important way |  | 35 |
| 14713441103 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end |  | 36 |
| 14713441104 | first-hand evidence | Evidence based on something the writer knows, whether it's from personal experience, observations, or general knowledge of events. |  | 37 |
| 14713441105 | formal diction | language that is lofty, dignified, and impersonal |  | 38 |
| 14713441106 | Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses |  | 39 |
| 14713441107 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |  | 40 |
| 14713441108 | Hasty Generalization | A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence. |  | 41 |
| 14713441109 | hortative sentence | sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action |  | 42 |
| 14713441110 | Open Thesis Statement | One that does not list all the points that the writer intends to cover an essay |  | 43 |
| 14713441111 | Neutral Diction | Uses standard language and vocabulary without elaborate words and may include contractions |  | 44 |
| 14713441112 | Hyperbole | exaggeration |  | 45 |
| 14713441113 | Hypophora | raising a question then proceeding to answer it |  | 46 |
| 14713441114 | occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written |  | 47 |
| 14713441115 | metaphor | A comparison without using like or as |  | 48 |
| 14713441116 | imperative sentence | sentence used to command or enjoin |  | 49 |
| 14713441117 | Logos | Appeal to logic |  | 50 |
| 14713441118 | inductive reasoning | A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. |  | 51 |
| 14713441119 | informal diction | language that is not as lofty or impersonal as formal diction; similar to everyday speech |  | 52 |
| 14713441120 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite |  | 53 |
| 14713441121 | logical fallacy | a mistake in reasoning |  | 54 |
| 14713441122 | Inversion | turning inward |  | 55 |
| 14713441123 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality |  | 56 |
| 14713441124 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts |  | 57 |
| 14713441125 | post hoc ergo propter hoc | after this, therefore because of this |  | 58 |
| 14713441126 | Propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. |  | 59 |
| 14713441127 | Zeguma | use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings |  | 60 |
| 14713441128 | purpose | the goal the speaker wants to achieve |  | 61 |
| 14713441129 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |  | 62 |
| 14713441130 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 63 | |
| 14713441131 | red herring fallacy | when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from the subject of the speech |  | 64 |
| 14713441132 | Toulmin Model | an approach to analyzing and constructing arguments |  | 65 |
| 14713441133 | Refutation | a denial of the validity of an opposing argument | 66 | |
| 14713441134 | tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character |  | 67 |
| 14713441135 | rhetorical appeals | ethos, pathos, logos |  | 68 |
| 14713441136 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |  | 69 |
| 14713441137 | thesis statement | a statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay |  | 70 |
| 14713441138 | Synedoche | figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole |  | 71 |
| 14713441139 | Situational Irony | An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected |  | 72 |
| 14713441140 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer |  | 73 |
| 14713441141 | rhetorical situation | a situation in which people's understanding can be changed through messages |  | 74 |
| 14713441142 | subject | the topic of a text and what it is about |  | 75 |
| 14713441143 | text | written words |  | 76 |
| 14713441144 | rhetorical triangle | A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text. |  | 77 |
| 14713441145 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. |  | 78 |
| 14713441146 | Rogerian Argument | acknowledges the validity of the opposition's positions rather than attacking them |  | 79 |
| 14713441147 | Satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. |  | 80 |
| 14713441148 | straw man fallacy | a statement that refutes a claim that was never made |  | 81 |
| 14713441149 | Speaker | creates and delivers a written or spoken text | 82 | |
| 14713441150 | second-hand evidence | evidence accessed through research, reading, and investigation |  | 83 |
| 14713441151 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" |  | 84 |
| 14713503135 | context | the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and (historical or current) events surrounding a text |  | 85 |
| 14723822178 | persona | greek for "mask". The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience |  | 86 |
| 16683962485 | reasoning | the process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence | 87 | |
| 16684003800 | coherence | quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle | 88 | |
| 16684018667 | Repetition (Rhetorical device) | Repeating words, phrases, images, or ideas to add emphasis | 89 | |
| 16684032441 | synonym | A word that means the same as another word | 90 | |
| 16684043661 | pronoun reference | the connection between a pronoun and its antecedent (noun that the pronoun replaces). reference should be clear and unambiguous: The lawyer picked up his hat and left. | 91 | |
| 16684066316 | transitions | words or phrases used to connect ideas together | 92 | |
| 16684077653 | adjective | A word that describes a noun | 93 | |
| 16684088489 | adverb | A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb | 94 | |
| 16684104806 | qualifier | a word or phrase that clarifies, modifies, or limits the meaning of another word or phrase | 95 | |
| 16684114090 | modifier | a word or group of words that provides description for another word | 96 |
