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to strive to imitate
What does emulate mean?
in a way that forms the basic nature of something
what does inherently mean?
expressed without unnecessary words
what is succint?
protection against damage
what is indemnity?
accomplishment of a goal
what is fruition?
when reading, this helps you determine the key details
What is a central idea?
another name for the "art of persuasion"
what is rhetoric?
casual conversation in specialized groups
what is jargon?
the act of influencing those who make decisions on law in order to improve society
what is public advocacy?
a word's literal meaning
what is denotation?
this includes facts, definitions, concrete details, quotes, statistics, and data
what is evidence?
indirect inference to something familiar
what is an allusion?
a sentence with >1 independent clauses
what is a compound sentence?
an error in which independent clauses are joined together
what is a comma splice?
a sentence with 1 independent clause and >1 dependent clauses
what is a complex sentence?
a structure where the author discusses similarities/differences between 1+ items
What is compare/contrast?
syntax, tone, voice, and diction
what are stylistic elements?
contains an issue, rule, facts, analysis and conclusion
what is the chain of legal reasoning?
used to conclusively prove an argument
what is deductive reasoning?
when the author creates a message at the most opportune time for the audience to be persuaded (appeal to timeliness)
what is kairos?
when the evidence provided by the author is connected to the claim
What is relevance?
specialized terms that relate to professional fields
what is technical vocab?
this paragraph has a counterclaim statement, piece of evidence, and a rebuttal
What is a counterclaim?
This contains the author's name, title of article, name of organization, date of publication, web
This adds a positive/negative connotation to words
What is nuance?