7838766872 | Genre | Writing based on purpose | | 0 |
7838769746 | Mode | Writing that expresses reasoning and support | | 1 |
7838772172 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasion | | 2 |
7838779135 | Modes | Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, Persuasive | | 3 |
7838787792 | Reasoning modes | Extended Definition, Classification, Comparison/Contrast, Cause and Effect, Exemplification | | 4 |
7838801933 | Forensics | An argument of the past that tries to prove, through evidence, some claim | | 5 |
7838806372 | Deliberative | An argument in which we propose an action in the future. | | 6 |
7838818114 | 5 Types of Arguments | Argument of Definition, Argument of Evaluation, Argument of Ethics, Argument of Proposal, Argument of Causation | | 7 |
7838830070 | Argument of Definition | What category does something fit into. Define by what a thing is or isn't. | | 8 |
7838838576 | Argument of Evaluation | Determining the worth of something in relation to something else in the same category. | | 9 |
7838844774 | Argument of Ethics | Deciding the right course of action | | 10 |
7838848868 | Argument of Proposal | What action should we take in the future | | 11 |
7838857821 | Argument of Causation | What actions lead to an event | | 12 |
7838868070 | Reasoning | Gathering meaning and drawing conclusions | | 13 |
7838871015 | Syllogism | A set of connected statements that are meant to prove a particular conclusion | | 14 |
7838875787 | Premise | Declarative statement that is used to support or prove the point of the argument (major premise is high on ladder of abstraction while minor premise is lower). | | 15 |
7838890837 | Deductive Reasoning | If premise is true, this must be true (moves from abstract to specific) | | 16 |
7838896572 | Inductive Reasoning | Creates probable truth, not absolute truth. Observing a specific incident and drawing a generalization on those. | | 17 |
7838913037 | Causation | Event X leads directly to event y (X-->Y) | | 18 |
7838916635 | Correlation | 2 events occur governed by a third generalization on those. | | 19 |
7838924524 | Analogy | Taking a complex situation and explaining it through a simpler situation | | 20 |
7838931243 | Sign | Assume something is going to happen because of what happened now (inductive reasoning, only an indication) | | 21 |
7838942295 | Authority | When you bring an educated person | | 22 |
7838945407 | Contextual Reasoning | When you show a situation in the light of where, why, and how it happened. | | 23 |
7838960341 | Expository Mode | Explains | | 24 |
7838960342 | Descriptive Mode | Describes deals with senses | | 25 |
7838965130 | Narrative Mode | Telling a story | | 26 |
7838967753 | Persuasive Mode | To persuade the audience to agree | | 27 |
7838970806 | Extended Definition Mode | Time to define | | 28 |
7838973210 | Classification Mode | Organizing and grouping | | 29 |
7838976710 | Compare/Contrast Mode | Showing similarities and differences | | 30 |
7838981635 | Exemplification Mode | Giving specific examples | | 31 |
7838996531 | Figures of Speech | Shaping the language | | 32 |
7838999527 | Syntactical Structure | Shapes of sentences | | 33 |
7839002187 | Tropes | Shapes the meaning | | 34 |
7839006279 | Syntax | The arrangement of elements in a sentence | | 35 |
7839032731 | Parallelism | Using the same general structure for multiple parts of a sentence, or for multiple sentences | | 36 |
7839038164 | Antithesis | Contrasting any of the different parts of a statement | | 37 |
7839047500 | Anadiplosis | Taking the last word of a sentence of phrase and repeats it as the first word of the next sentence or phrase | | 38 |
7839054339 | Asyndeton | Leaves out conjunctions in nonstandard ways, gives a sense of spontaneity, speeds up reading, gives a sense of equality to all members on the list, may suggest it's not done. | | 39 |
7839066285 | Polysyndeton | Adding coordinators after every member in a list, creates an urgency with an almost hyperbolic rhythm, greatly speeds up reading | | 40 |
7839075396 | Chiasmus | Form of parallelism in which the elements of the first part of the sentence are reversed in the second part | | 41 |
7839082268 | Juxtaposition | An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. Oxymoron and antithesis are created through juxtaposition | | 42 |
7839095011 | Metonym | Replace on word or group of words with another through association | | 43 |
7839098256 | Diction | Word choice | | 44 |
7839101105 | Connotation | The emotional and conceptual attachments to a word | | 45 |
7839106528 | Denotation | Dictionary Definition | | 46 |
7839109273 | Semantics | Study of the meaning of words | | 47 |
7839111213 | Loaded Language | When you use words that have intense connotations used to evoke strong emotional reactions | | 48 |
7839115259 | Euphamism | The softening of language. Can be used to hide ugly realities. | | 49 |
7839119087 | Cliche | An overused expression. It should never be used in writing. | | 50 |
7839126217 | Archetype | Symbol that transcends both time and culture | | 51 |
7839128486 | Motif | A repeated element in a piece of art | | 52 |
7839130658 | Epigraph | Writing on the surface | | 53 |
7839136371 | Pragmatic | To do something for the outcome it achieves. It normally has a practical effect. | | 54 |
7839139607 | Idealistic | The cherishing or pursuit for a noble principle or higher purpose | | 55 |
7839145373 | Continuum | A line that allows us to place something in a middle area | | 56 |
7839149669 | Allegory | A story in which every element is symbolic | | 57 |
7839154584 | Cognitive Dissonance | You are presented evidence that contradicts a belief you have | | 58 |
7839161029 | Explicit | Overt and obvious | | 59 |
7839164352 | Implicit | Implied and hidden | | 60 |
7839166762 | Buttress | To add more support | | 61 |
7839168909 | Culpability | Share guilt or responsibility for something | | 62 |
7839173807 | Blight | Something that damages something else | | 63 |
7839181273 | Impassioned | When something causes you to be passionate | | 64 |
7839183315 | Reverent | To hold something in very high regard | | 65 |
7839190768 | Inflammatory | Make someone have a strong reaction | | 66 |
7839193478 | Indignant | When you feel like you've been offended | | 67 |
7839196646 | Callous | Without feeling | | 68 |
7839200754 | Disdainful | When you find disgust for something | | 69 |
7839204658 | Malicious | Intending to harm | | 70 |
7839206673 | Vindictive | Revengeful to the point of obsession | | 71 |
7839210921 | Cynical | Given up hope | | 72 |
7839214606 | Facetious | Not to be taken literally | | 73 |
7839217165 | Satiric | Language that mocks for improvement | | 74 |
7839220393 | Irreverent | Mock something that is held in a high place | | 75 |
7839223890 | Flippant | Sassy | | 76 |
7839226066 | Caustic | Acidic | | 77 |
7839227958 | Apprehensive | Fear of something happening due to something that happened to you directly | | 78 |
7839234685 | Obsequious | Putting yourself lower for approval from a higher position | | 79 |
7839237211 | Ominous | Fear of something happening | | 80 |
7839240683 | Elegiac | Words written for someone who has passed | | 81 |
7839243371 | Clinical | With no emotion | | 82 |
7839245654 | Didactic | Speech meaning to inform from an authority figure | | 83 |
7934465978 | Zeugma | A structure in which two elements of a sentence are linked by a governing third element in a suggestive way. Ex: He leaned on his podium and stale jokes. | | 84 |
7934470219 | Rhetorical Question | A question in which the questioner does not require an answer and a question whose answer is known or implied. Ex: In this age of modernity, can we truly condone such horrific acts? | | 85 |
7934474950 | Hypophora | Asking a question then proceeding to answer it. Ex: Do we then submit to our oppressors? No, no, a thousand times no. | | 86 |
7934480433 | Litotes | Emphasizes a point by using a word opposite to the condition. Denies the contrary. Ex: The Louisiana Purchase wasn't a bad deal. | | 87 |
7934485287 | Allusion | A reference to a fairly well-known person, event or place. Can be drawn from mythology, religion, history, art, Shakespeare, and pop culture | | 88 |
7934491723 | Apostrophe | When a writer breaks from the normal flow of the narrative to address an inanimate or non present subject. Usually because they are overcome with emotions. Feet, don't fail me now. | | 89 |