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Foundations of Rhetoric: Test 1
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Communication
Undergraduate 4
02/22/2012

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Allegory
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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to revel a hidden meaning. Typically a moral or political one.
-A story with meaning behind it
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Analogy
Definition
A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for their purpose of explanation or clarification
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Antithesis
Definition
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something.
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Authority
Definition
The power or right to give orders, make decisions and enforce obedience
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Canon
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A general law, principle, or criterion by which something is judged
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Commonplace
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A usual or ordinary thing
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Credibility
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The quality of being trusted, convincing or believable
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Conclusion (distinguish from observation)
Definition
The summoning up of an argument or text
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Observation
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The action or process of observing something or someone carefully in order to gain information
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Dissoi Logoi
Definition
Literally means different words
-Arguing a topic from both sides
-Intended to help an individual gain a deeper understanding of an issue by forcing him or her to consider it from the angle of the opponent, which may serve to strengthen or weaken his or hers argument or help the debaters reach a compromise.
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Enthymeme
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An argument in which one premise is not explicitly stated.
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Episteme
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The body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time.
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Techne
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