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passing reference or indirect mention
What is allusion
100
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
What is apologia
100
act of arranging, putting things in order, or making things run smoothly together
What is coordination
100
something that is inferred
What is implication
100
turning something inside out
What is inversion
200
unclear by having more than one meaning
What is ambiguity
200
disagreement between two or more people
What is argument
200
instructive
What is didactic
200
an insult
What is euphemism
200
act of positioning close together
What is juxtaposition
300
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
What is analogy
300
gathering of spectators or listeners
What is audience
300
follow a set of rules no matter what
What is dogmatic
300
the summoning, usually unconscious, of a memory or emotional state
What is evocation
300
a way of saying something by saying what it's not.
What is litotes
400
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
What is anaphora
400
rhetorical technique that involves a reversal of terms, such as "It's good to be lucky, but it's lucky to be good."
What is chiasmus
400
a witty saying
What is epigram
400
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
What is fallacy
400
how the thing is being presented
What is logos
500
exact opposite
What is antithesis
500
"dictionary meaning"
What is connotation
500
credibility
What is ethos
500
an exageration
What is hyperbole
500
non-literal similarity
What is metaphor