categories
defy
description
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team
100
acknowledgment that the opposing argument may be true
What is concession
100
denial of the validity of the opposing argument
What is refutation
100
two unrelated metaphors used to describe the same thing
What is mixed metaphor
100
reference to a person, event, place, or work of art
What is allusion
100
speaker's attitude towards the subject
What is tone
200
rhetorical appeal to what is credible and reasonable
What is ethos
200
structure and arrangement of a sentence
What is syntax
200
speeding up and slowing down in sentence structure
What is pacing
200
placement of two things close together to compare or contrast them
What is juxtaposition
200
two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
What is compound sentence
300
sentences that exhorts (calls to action)
What is horative
300
using two or more examples to support an idea
What is synthesis
300
sentence issuing a command
What is imperative
300
spread of ideas to further a cause
What is propaganda
300
in this sentence, the dependent clause introduces the main (or independent) clause
What is complex sentence
400
repetition of words or phrases in the beginning of sentences
What is anaphora
400
appeal to ethos, logos, or pathos
What is rhetorical appeal
400
hostile argument
What is polemic
400
outdated choice of words
What is archaic diction
400
structure of phrases and clauses are similar in a sentence
What is parallelism
500
sentence that has a main clause at the end of the sentence
What is periodic
500
sentences that gives the main idea and then builds on it
What is cumulative sentence
500
mask a speaker shows the audience
What is persona
500
denial of the validity of the opposing argument
What is refutation
500
statement that seems contradictory but reveals an ironic truth
What is paradox
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