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Rhetorical Strategies Toolbox - Diction
Diction damn it
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01/04/2010
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pedantic
 Definition
overly concerned with minute details
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euphemistic
 Definition
substituting a mild expression for a more offensive or harsh one
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pretentious
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exaggerated, outward show, pompous.
Can be related to bombastic diction
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Sensuous
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percieved or affected by the senses
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cultured
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worldly. Like scholarly.
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colloquial
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talkative diction. For exanmple, Ron's "bloody hell"
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artificial
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fake
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detached
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broken off, not all there
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poetic
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lyrical
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moralistic
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practicing morality. Could be related to pedantic
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IDIOMATIC
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having a distinct style or character
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ESOTERIC
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secretive, confidential
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bombastic
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inflated,high flown
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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grotesque
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fanciful
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vulgar
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rude diction/rought
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scholarly
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education oriented/cultured can be associated with it as well
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INSIPID
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bland, not interesting
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precise
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exact
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homespun
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plain, unpolished can sometimes be associated with provincial
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provincial
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rural ALWAYS NEGATIVE
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trite
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overused-lacking in freshness. Like cliche
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obscure
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hidden
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monosyllabic
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one syllable
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polysyllabic
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many syllables, more complex. we see more of this
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fire
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anglo-saxon
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formal and informal
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denotative
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referential
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connotative
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emotional
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general vs specific
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jargon
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specific terms for a certain field
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euphonious
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pleasant sounding
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cacophonous
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harsh sounding
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can be language of law medicine or science
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diction
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brainstorming
 Definition
basic, has no topic
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rhetorical triangle
 Definition
he puts arrows on the rhetorical triangle because each corner connects to the other.
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