Parts of Argument
Someone who delivers a speech/addresses an audience.
What is the speaker?
The art of speaking and writing persuasively.
What is rhetoric?
The careful selection of words to convey a specific meaning.
What is diction?
A question that is posed by the speaker but not answered because its answer is obvious.
What is a rhetorical question?
When someone says/writes one thing but means the opposite.
What is irony?
The intended recipient of a message or formal address.
Proof or a statement that something is not true.
What is refutation?
The use of words in a way that deviates from their literal meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning.
What is figurative language?
What is an anecdote?
A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.
What is onomatopoeia?
The circumstances and details surrounding an event.
What is context?
Methods/strategies for persuasion within an argument as defined by Artistotle.
What are appeals?
The careful arrangement of words in a sentence.
What is syntax?
The author's reason or intent for writing.
What is author's purpose?
A metaphor developed at great length.
What is extended metaphor?
The event(s) which motivate someone to write or speak about a particular issue.
The act of acknowledging a valid point or argument from the opposing side.
What is concession?
The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.
What is a colloquialism?
A direct or indirect referencce to something which is commonly known (historical, literary, religious, mythical, or topical).
What is an allusion?