Rhetorical List Flashcards
closed thesis
it gives exactly what you are going to be talking about
complex Sentence
Has both independent and dependent clause
compound sentence
2 things, 2 independent clauses together
concession
to concede somthing
connotation
different meaning like childish is bad and childlike is good (the meaning we give to words)
context
the surrounding or environment of a word
Counter Argument
an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument
counter argument thesis
building your argument directly to your thesis
cumulative sentence
it build up as it goes
deduction
taking a big general idea and breaking it down
Denotation
the dictionary definition
diction
the word choice
either/ or false dilemma
it is either one or the other
equivocation
using a word is more than 1 way
ethos
demonstrates that they are credible and trustworthy
