Rhetoric and Revolution: Terms

Expressing the same idea in different words to clarify and stress key points:

Positions opposite ideas parallel to each other:

Simply disproving an argument:

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses:

A rhetorical device or figure of speech used to evoke strong feelings or create a strong impression:

A literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction:

The art of persuasion in writing:

The development of trustworthiness in the speaker or group belonging in an argument:

The use of emotional appeal in an argument:

Persuasive writing that is not focused on truth as an outcome, but rather, persuasion is the goal:

Uses multiple repetitions of the same conjunction (and, but, if, etc), most commonly the word “and.”

A particular quality of a person, object, emotion, or situation is downplayed, considering the situation:

A two-part sentence or phrase, where the second part is a mirror image of the first

The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses:

The use of logic, fact, data to persuade: