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| When an argument is rejected for an irrelevant fact about its presenter. |
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| A continuous repetition of the same first letter in a series of words. |
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| A reference to something without it being explicitly stated. |
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| A comparison between two separate things. |
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| The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several sentences. |
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| A short, freestanding narrative, often humorous, personal, and meant for relief |
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| Phrases near each other with opposite meanings. |
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| The use of a title in place of a proper name or noun. (That Hercules over there..) |
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| A concise phrase meant to express an important truth or fundamental principle. |
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| Addressing an abstraction or personification that is not tangibly present. (Death be not proud) |
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| Describes the noun or subject of a sentence (in a large cockroach, large is the appositive.) |
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| The consecutive repetitions of a sound within a word (fleet of geese.) |
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| The deliberate omission of conjunctions ('and's) between words, phrases, or clauses. |
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| The belief in something simply because it's the belief of the popular majority. |
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| Two phrases related to each other through an inverted word structure (ride to live, live to ride.) |
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| Two phrases related to each other through an inverted word structure (ride to live, live to ride.) |
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| The position or assertion one takes on. |
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| An informal expression (slang) found in conversation and not formal writings. |
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| A sentence with one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses. |
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| When two independent clauses are joined by a coordinator (like 'and'.) |
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| An elaborate, exaggerated comparison, like 'cry me a river' (a type of metaphor.) |
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| What can be perceived through the senses (the bench was very cold.) |
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| An additional meaning or sense of a word outside its literal definition. |
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| An independent clause first, followed by dependent clauses (see if you can chop off the end and it can still make sense!) |
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| A conclusion based on knowledge of a larger concept applied to a specific instance. |
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| The strict meaning of words as found in the dictionary, without any outside connotation. |
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| The choice of one word over another for the way it sounds. |
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| When part of an argument is missing because it is assumed to be known. |
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| A short verse, motto, or quote at the beginning of a piece to set a tone or theme. |
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| Vagueness and ambiguity meant to be misleading. |
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| A persuasion involving ethics to convince the reader of likability and authority. |
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| The substitution of a mild or vague phrase in place of one that is offensive or crude. |
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| Meant to inform the reader by providing background. |
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| Using words for their non-literal sense to convey other meanings ('all the world is a stage'). |
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| An exaggeration, figurative, not meant to be taken literally. |
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| Meant to create a visual image inside the reader's head. |
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| Sentences that are a direct command. |
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| What is true for one thing is assumed to be true for all things (this plant is green, all plants must be green.) |
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| Sentences that pose a question. |
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| A reversal of the normal word order for the sake of emphasis. |
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| Saying one thing and meaning another, or the opposite of an expected outcome. |
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| A deliberate understatement, often expressed with negatives (no, not, ect.) |
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| An appeal with a logical base, persuasions using reasoning. |
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| The misuse of a word by confusing it for one that sounds similar; saying one thing but meaning another. |
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| The substitution of a longer phrase for a part that suggests it. |
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| The act or process of telling a story. |
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| (The practice of making a) new, false word, often by combining two others, or giving new meaning to a word. |
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| A statement or conclusion that is unrelated to the statement it follows. |
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| A statement with a proposal that contradicts itself. |
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| The deliberate repetition of words or sentence structures for deliberate effect. |
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| The deliberate repetition of words or sentence structures for deliberate effect. |
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| The deliberate imitation of a piece of work in order to make fun of it. |
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| A persuasion using emotional appeal. |
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| A long sentence that doesn't make sense until the end, where the subject is shown. |
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| Giving human traits to non-living things. |
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| A sentence that uses many conjunctions in close succession (think: run-on.) |
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| The mistaken idea that if one thing occurs after another, the second was a direct result of the first. |
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| Something introduced with the intention of being false, to divert attention. |
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| Language that is effectively convincing of its point. |
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| When one thing is said and it is the opposite of the speaker's true meaning. |
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| A criticism or mockery using ridicule and sarcasm trying to invoke a change. |
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| A systematic and coherent arrangement of parts. |
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| The assertion that one event will inevitably follow another, without questioning it. |
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| Disputing a view similar to, but not quite the same, as that of the opposing arguer |
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| A dependent clause unable to stand along because its meaning is dependent on another clause. |
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| Deductive reasoning with a major premise (all men are mortal,) a minor premise (Socrates is a man,) and a conclusion (Socrates is mortal.) |
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| The mixing of the senses. |
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| When a part of something is used to indicate the whole, and vice versa ('hired hands' in place of workers.) |
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| The ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns, altering conventional order. |
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| An outlined proposition for consideration that is going to be discussed. |
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| The mood of a piece as imposed by the author. |
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| Any way in which a word is used outside of its literal meaning for a play on words. |
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| The everyday/commonplace language of a region (vs. the formal, official, high-class language.) |
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| The distinct style the author uses, sometimes given to his character. |
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| Sound reasoning that something is the truth. |
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| Using one verb for two adjectives, even if it normally only makes sense for one ('Mr. Pickwick took his hat and leave', even though hats normally don't take leave.) |
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