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It comes at the beginning of a word and means "below" or "under."
What is the Latin prefix -sub?
This is what a text has to say about a topic.
What is a text's central idea?
This is when an author tries to convince a reader by making them feel a certain way. Ex.: "You don't want me to be sad, do you?"
What is an appeal to emotion?
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
What is hyperbole?
The use of successive verbal constructions which correspond in grammatical structure.
What is parallelism?
It comes in the middle of a word and means turn.
What is the Latin root -vol-?
This is writing or speech that attempts to convince the reader or listener to adopt a particular opinion or course of action. An argument is a logical way of presenting a belief and is an example of this.
What is persuasion?
This is when an author attempts to lead a reader through a line of reasoning to convince them. Ex.: "Since A=B, and B=C, then A must equal C."
What is an appeal to logic?
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is, often to evoke humor.
What is understatement?
A type of parallel structure in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses for emphasis.
What is anaphora?
It comes in the middle of a word and means peace.
What is the Latin root -pac-?
This is a writer's reason for writing a text.
What is author's purpose?
This is when a speaker or writer works to convince you by using their experience or position. Ex.: "Because I am your mother."
What is an appeal to authority?
A figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two seemingly dissimilar things.
What is a simile?
This is made up of a noun and all its modifiers.
What is a noun phrase?
This word means "a belief in peace."
What is pacifism?
This is a writer's attitude towards a subject, identified through syntax and diction.
What is tone?
These are specific details used to persuade a reader or listener. They include examples.
What is a method of persuasion?
A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.
What is a metaphor?
This is the use of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas, with parallel structure.
What is antithesis?
It comes in the middle of a word and means good or well.
What is the Latin root -bene-?
This is a type of writing in which an author ridicules the foolishness and faults of individuals, institutions, society, or humanity.
What is satire?
These are words or phrases designed to evoke a specific feeling from a reader or listener to persuade.
What is emotionally charged language?
A comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways, but are otherwise unlike.
What is an analogy?
A subordinating clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb. It tells where, when, in what way, to what extent, under what condition, or why.
What is an adverbial clause?