A type of writing that develops a topic in a logical and persuasive manner
100
Expository Text
writing that explains or informs through the use of facts, reasons, or examples
100
Moral
of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical.
100
Bandwagon
a party, cause, movement, etc., that by its mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers
200
Metaphor
Making a comparison without like or as.
200
Central Arguement
The main point or purpose of a piece of writing, often stated in a thesis statement or topic sentence
200
Fact
something that actually exists; reality; truth
200
Opinion
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
200
Circular Reasoning
a use of reason in which the premises depends on or is equivalent to the conclusion, a method of false logic by which "this is used to prove that, and that is used to prove this"; also called circular logic
300
Alliteration
The commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group.
300
Characterization
The process of revealing a personality of a character.
300
Functional Text
printed material that is specifically intended to convey information (e.g., instructions,
technical manuals, labels, signs, recipes)
300
Logos
Logical logic
400
Assonance.
The use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse.
400
Connotation
An association that a word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary or literal meaning
400
Inference
Logic
400
Pathos
Emotional logic
500
End Rhyme
Rhyme of the terminal syllables of lines of poetry.
500
Denotation
The literal or standard dictionary meaning of a word
500
Logical Evidence
the science of correct reasoning; correctly using facts, examples, and reasons to support one's
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