Argumentation
These three things are in Aristotle's rhetorical triangle
Writer, subject, audience
The repetition of sounds, especially consonant sounds at the beginning of subsequent words
Alliteration
a short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event
anecdote
A generally bitter comment that is often ironically or satirically worded.
sarcasm
a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but will not stand alone in a sentence
dependent clause
a type of logical thinking that uses specific observations or facts to draw broader, general conclusions or predictions
Inductive reasoning
a rhetorical device where a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
Anaphora
the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
antecedent
A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life for a humorous effect
satire
a sentence that asks a question
interrogative sentence
a logical process of drawing specific conclusions from general principles or premises.
deductive reasoning
Exaggeration for effect
Hyperbole
Language that has the aim of teaching or instructing, especially moral principles
Didactic
The minimizing of fact -- presenting something as less significant than it is, often for humorous effect
understatement
a sentence that has two (or more) independent clauses
compound sentence
name and define Aristotle's three types of appeals
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
a rhetorical device where a speaker or writer asks a question and then immediately answers it
hypophora
Name the "Big 6"
Tone, Diction, Point of View, Imagery, Syntax, Organization
an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack
invective
a sentence in which the main clause is at the end
periodic sentence
a type of logical argument where a conclusion is drawn from two premises (statements) using deductive reasoning.
Syllogism
Placing things (often quite different things) side by side for the purpose of comparison
juxtaposition
accepting all (or at least part) of an opposing viewpoint in an argument
concession
the use of slang or informal speech in writing (or the word that is used to describe this type of language)
colloquial
grammatical or structural similarity or words, phrases, clauses, sentence, or paragraphs
parallelism