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| 6321699358 | Ad hominem argument | a writers claim is answered by irrelevant attacks on his character | 0 | |
| 6321706422 | Anaphora | A type of repetition that occurs when a set of words is repeated near the beginning of successive sentences | 1 | |
| 6321727084 | Analogy | an extended comparison between something unfamiliar and something familiar | 2 | |
| 6321737722 | Anecdote | brief story to make a point | 3 | |
| 6321741963 | Antecedent | A proper noun replaced by a pronoun | 4 | |
| 6321746603 | Antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas | 5 | |
| 6321749448 | Aphorism | A short saying expressing a general truth | 6 | |
| 6321755592 | Apostrophe | A digression in the form of an address to someone not present | 7 | |
| 6321758843 | Appeals | Patriotic, money, emotion, logic, safety, fear, ect. | 8 | |
| 6321766650 | Argument | The use of evidence and reason to discover some version of the truth | 9 | |
| 6321773025 | Assertion | See claim. A controversial statement asserting belief or truth. | 10 | |
| 6321776774 | Audience | The people a piece or work is directed to | 11 | |
| 6321785375 | Bandwagon appeal | Course of action is recommended because everyone else is doing it | 12 | |
| 6321791643 | Begging the Question | A claim is based on the grounds that are in doubt or dispute | 13 | |
| 6321795255 | Characterization | To portray an idea or person in a certain light, to mark with a certain characteristic | 14 | |
| 6321807764 | Claim | A controversial statement that asserts a belief or truth | 15 | |
| 6321812186 | Cliche | A familiar word that has been used so much it is no longer effective | 16 | |
| 6321819578 | Colloquial | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 17 | |
| 6321828042 | Connotation | Suggestions surrounding words that extend beyond there literal meaning | 18 | |
| 6321835571 | Context | The situation in which a piece takes place | 19 | |
| 6325738336 | Counterargument | An opposing argument | 20 | |
| 6325740499 | Deductive reasoning | A process of thought in which general principles are applied to particular cases. | 21 | |
| 6325749266 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 22 | |
| 6325752484 | Diction | The author's word choice | 23 | |
| 6325756443 | Dogmatism | A claim that is supported on the grounds that is the only conclusion acceptable within a community | 24 | |
| 6325766327 | Either or choice | A complicated issue that is misrepresented by offering only two possible options, one is often way better than the other. | 25 | |
| 6325777789 | Empirical | Information from observation of experimentation | 26 | |
| 6325782559 | Equivocation | A lie is given the appearance of truth or a truth is misrepresented with deceptive language. | 27 | |
| 6325796618 | Ethos | appeal to an authors credibilty | 28 | |
| 6325798908 | Euphemism | The substitution of mild language for one that is often harsh | 29 | |
| 6325803265 | Exhortation | Language intended to encourage somebody. | 30 | |
| 6325808526 | Expose | A report of facts about something | 31 | |
| 6325812852 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently throughout a work. | 32 | |
| 6325821344 | Fallacy of Argument | A flaw in the structure of an argument making its conclusion invalid. | 33 | |
| 6325842868 | Faulty Analogy | A comparison between two objects or concepts that is inaccurate | 34 | |
| 6325856438 | Faulty Causality | Makes an assumption that because one event follows the other, the first event caused the other. | 35 | |
| 6325868690 | Figurative Language | Writing that is not intended to carry literal meaning but is meant to be imaginative. | 36 | |
| 6325878571 | Hasty Generalization | An inference is drawn from insufficient data. | 37 | |
| 6325882856 | Hyperbole | Use of exaggeration for effect. | 38 | |
| 6325888037 | Imagery | Descriptive writing appealing to your senses that produces mental images. | 39 | |
| 6325894952 | Inductive reasoning | A process of thought in which particular cases lead to general principles. | 40 | |
| 6325915507 | Inference | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 41 | |
| 6325924374 | Invective | Speech that is directed toward an individual that attacks | 42 | |
| 6325930447 | Inversion | A reversal in order or form | 43 | |
| 6325934365 | Irony | Use of language that suggests a meaning opposite of the literal meaning of the words. | 44 | |
| 6325940021 | Jargon | Uncommon vocabulary used within a specific group | 45 | |
| 6325946662 | Juxtapose | To place close together for comparison or contrast. | 46 | |
| 6325951715 | Logos | Logical appeal | 47 | |
| 6325955611 | Metaphor | Figure of speech comparing two things without using like or as | 48 | |
| 6325959686 | Mood | prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura behind a story | 49 | |
| 6325966323 | Narrative | The telling of a story | 50 | |
| 6325972662 | Non sequitur | Argument where claims, reasons, and warrants fail to connect logically | 51 | |
| 6325976737 | Objective | Based on facts. Not influenced by personal bias | 52 | |
| 6325984611 | Oxymoron | A paradox made from to contradictory words | 53 | |
| 6326012981 | Parallelism | A similarity in the structure of a set of words that are the same or very similar. | 54 | |
| 6326043818 | Pathos | Emotional appeal | 55 | |
| 6326047397 | Personal Essay | An essay characterized by intimacy | 56 | |
| 6326053280 | Personification | figurative language in which an object is given human traits | 57 | |
| 6326059398 | Premise | A statement regarded as true and upon which other claims are based. | 58 | |
| 6326065205 | Propaganda | An argument advancing a point of view without regarding reason, fairness, or truth | 59 | |
| 6326083588 | Purpose | The goal of an argument | 60 | |
| 6326086794 | Qualitative Argument | evaluative argument that relies on non numeric criteria. | 61 | |
| 6326100639 | Quantitative Argument | Evaluative argument relying on criteria that can be counted or measured. | 62 | |
| 6326105784 | Rebuttal | An answer that challenges a claim | 63 | |
| 6326109365 | Red Herring | when a writer abruptly changes the topic in order to distract readers from objectionable claims | 64 | |
| 6326117348 | Repetition | The repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm or to emphasize an idea. | 65 | |
| 6326125383 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasion | 66 | |
| 6326129050 | Rhetorical Analysis | The examination of how well components of an argument work together to persuade an audience | 67 | |
| 6326137554 | Rhetorical Question | A question to create an effect rather than get a response | 68 | |
| 6326140302 | Satire | A work targeting human behaviors advocating for reform | 69 | |
| 6326151915 | Scare Tactic | presents an issue through exaggerated threats or dangers. | 70 | |
| 6326165189 | Sentimental Appeal | an appeal based on excessive emotion | 71 | |
| 6326170050 | Simile | a comparison using like or as | 72 | |
| 6326174806 | Slippery Slope | Exaggerating the possibility of a inconsequential action today will have serious consequences in the future | 73 | |
| 6326185189 | Stacking the Deck | When the writer shows only one side of an argument | 74 | |
| 6326190207 | Straw Man | When an opponents position is misrepresented as being more extreme than it really is. | 75 | |
| 6326198524 | Style | an evaluation of the choices an author makes regarding diction, syntax, and figurative language. | 76 | |
| 6326208991 | Subjective | Based on thoughts and opinions | 77 | |
| 6326211653 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into sentences | 78 | |
| 6326216675 | Thesis | A sentence that concisely states a writer's main point | 79 | |
| 6326221501 | Tone | The narrators attitude towards the material | 80 | |
| 6326226875 | Understatement | A figure of speech that makes a weaker statement than a situation calls for. | 81 | |
| 6326235657 | Values | a writer invokes shared principles of a society as a reason to accept a claim | 82 | |
| 6326245030 | Warrant | A statement that links a claim to a supporting reason | 83 |