Symbolic or emblematic; not literal
figurative
Explicitly stated in a text; exact
literal
A general agreement among a group of people.
The efforts to persuade an audience that a certain concept is true by directing statements toward reasoning or logic, character, or senses and emotions
appeals
An admission in an argument that the opposing side has valid points
concession
A conclusion about ideas or information not directly stated
inference
A reason why a counterargument is wrong
rebuttal
The information that supports a position in an argument; forms of evidence include facts, statistics (numerical facts), expert opinions, examples, and anecdotes; see also anecdotal, empirical, and logical evidence
evidence
A writer's word choices, which often convey voice and tone.
diction
The arguments that can be made to oppose a viewpoint
counter-arguement