Edx: Welcome To Rhetoric

Question 1

Maritime

Answer 1

adjective
Connected with the sea, especially in relation to seaborne trade or naval matters

Question 2

Contentious

Answer 2

adjective
1. Causing or likely to cause an argument
2. Controversial

Question 3

Discourse

Answer 3

noun
1. Written or spoken communication or debate
2. Discussion, conversation, conference, dialogue

Question 4

Excerpt

Answer 4

noun
1. A short extract from a film, broadcast or piece of music or writing

Question 5

Annotation

Answer 5

noun
A note by way of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram

Question 6

Critique

Answer 6

noun
A detailed analysis and assessment of something or somebody

Question 7

Rubric

Answer 7

noun
1. A heading on a document
2. A set of instructions or rules

Question 8

Pivotal

Answer 8

adjective
1. A crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

Thesaurus
Central, critical, focal, essential, determining, decisive, deciding, important, significant, vital, crucial, key.

Question 9

Tropes

Answer 9

noun
1. A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression
2. A significant or recurrent theme;a motif.