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Period(Periodic Sentence)

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Long, complex, grammatically correct sentence

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Panegyric

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Statement of high praise

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Sardonic

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Harsh, bitter, caustic

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Cogent

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Appealing to the intellect or reasoning, convincing

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Oxymoron

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Apparent contradiction of terms

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Analogy

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Comparison for explanation or clarification

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Aphorism

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Pithy saying or proverb

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Syllogistic reasoning

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Proceeds along lines of syllogism

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Syllogism

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A major/minor premise, a conclusion(dog are animals, all animals have legs, therefore all dogs have four legs)

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Ad hominem

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Attacks against a person’s character

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Pernicious

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Causing great harm

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Laudatory

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Praiseworthy or congratulatory

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Epiphany

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Sudden Realization

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Inductive Reasoning

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Reasoning from detailed facts, to form general principles

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Polemic

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Controversial Argument

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Maxim

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Truism or pithy saying

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Parable

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A short, fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or religious principle