Rhetoric lamguage voxab

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Rhetoric

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the art of discovering the available means of persuasion

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Ethos

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Argument by character

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Pathos

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Argument by emotion

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Logos

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Argument by logic

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Kairos

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Argument by timing and place

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Argument

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A claim or point of view supported by evidence and/or reasoning

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Expert testimony

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A claim or point of view presented by a well-known expert

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Analogy

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Comparing one situation or thing to another situation or thing

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testimonial

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A personal claim or observation

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statistic

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Numbers or percentage that proves a point; a measurable support

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Warrant

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Reasoning or explanation that connects evidence to the main conclusion, explicit or implied

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Figurative Language

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A literacy tool where language is used unusually or non-literary to create a stylistic or rhetorical effect

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Diction

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Word choice

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Imagery

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Words or phrases that relate to the 5 sense

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Metaphor

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implied comparison of two things

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similie

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Comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

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hyperbole

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Intentional or wild exaggeration to make a point

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Idiom

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Nonliteral phrases, or expressions commonly used in language

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Colloquialism

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Informal language, tied to a region or nation

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reasoning from a broader truth

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reasoning from a broadly accepted claim

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fact

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a claim that the general public agrees on, from science history or observation

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study

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an organized and scientific examination of an issue usually by experts

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anecdote

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a single example or story that illustrates the claim

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personification

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assigning human qualities to a non human thing

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euphemism

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using less offensive or harsh substitute

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allusion

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brief references to a person , place, event, or other work of literature