APN 8 Flashcards

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Provocative Diction

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The purposeful choice of words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate a provocative question that will frame a rhetorical argument.

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Classification

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The action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.

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Understatement

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Hides the intensity of feelings through words.

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Colorful Diction

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A very purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone.

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