sentence structure; the way words and sentences are placed together

the literal meaning of a word; dictionary definition

the situation or occasion of the speech or text

a short account of an interesting event, used within a larger text

use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but wrong in context

to acknowledge the validity of an opposing viewpoint or to submit to it

an informal or conversational use of language

comparing two unlike things not using like or as

the voice and use of words in speech or writing

associations raised by a word, or the implied meaning

the way words are put together to form phrases or clauses

issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts person to write, speak.

the art of using language effectively in order to persuade or influence

an informal or conversational use of language

persuasive appeal based on establishing credibility of a writer, speaker

a writer's techniques and strategies that define his/her writing

to deny the validity of an opposing argument

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syntax
the situation or accoasion of a speech or text
an emphatic statment; a declaration
descriptive language featuring senorty details
sentence structure; the way words and sentences are placed together
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denotation
a statement put forth, and supported by evidence
the literal meaning of a word; dictionary definition
the art of using language effectively in or to persuade or influence
the situation or occasion of a speech or text
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context
an emphatic statement; a declaration
the situation or occasion of the speech or text
a belief or statement taken for granted without proof
to acknowledge the validity of an opposing viewpoint or to submit to it
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pathos
emotional appeal
credibility appeal
logical appeal
repetition of words t the beginning of of successive clauses
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anecdote
language that appeals to the five senses
the literal, dictionary definition of a word
a short account of an interesting event, used within a larger text
a writer's attitude to his/her work
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malapropism
... is used to indicate something was omitted
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
the conclusion does not follow the logical facts
use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but wrong in context
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E pluribus unum
out of many, one
many hand make light work
America is a tossed salad
the United States is a melting pot
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non sequitur
to acknowledge the validity of an opposing viewpoint or to submit to it
a belief or statement taken for granted without proof
an emphatic statement; a declaration
the conclusion does not follow the logical facts
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colloquialism
the art of using language effectively in order to persuade or influence
a short account of an interesting event; a short story
an informal or conversational use of language
sentence structure; the way words and sentences are placed together
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metaphor
comparing two unlike things not using like or as
parallel structure that jutxaposes contrastng ideas
placement of two things side-by-side for analysis and emphasis
comparing two unlike things using like or as
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diction
the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
the way words are put together to form phrases or clauses
the voice and use of words in speech or writing
repetition of a sound of a vowel in stressed syllables near each other
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connotation
associations raised by a word, or the implied meaning
a question intended to make a reader think
dictionary definition of a word
language that appeals to the five senses
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logos
an opposing argument
appeal based on logic
appeal based on credibility
appeal based on emotions
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syntax
the voice and use of words in speech or writing
an informal or conversational use of language
figure of speech in which opposites are used together to describe something
the way words are put together to form phrases or clauses
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exigence
issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts person to write, speak.
the art of rhetoric
the dictionary defintion of a word
the main idea or point of the text
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rhetoric
the art of using language effectively in order to persuade or influence
an informational or conversational use of language
descriptive language featuring sensory details
a figure of speech in which opposites are used to describe something
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colloquialism
the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
a literary device that compares seemingly unrelated things to one another
an informal or conversational use of language
figure of speech in which a word is used to compare to unlike things
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polemical
to acknowledge the validity of an opposing viewpoint or to submit to it
to deny the validity of an opposing argument
a controversial argument
an emphatic statement; a declaration
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ethos
a sentence that requests or commands
persuasive appeal based on establishing credibility of a writer, speaker
logical appeal
a sentence that makes a strong statement
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style
a well-known reference, often to history, pop culture, or literature
a question intended to make readers thinks
to deny the validity of an opposing argument
a writer's techniques and strategies that define his/her writing
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refute
the literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition
language that appeals to the five senses
a writer's attitude to his/her subject
to deny the validity of an opposing argument

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