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Persuasive/Rhetorical techniques e.g. anacoenosis

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altiloquent pretentious or high-flown
erotema a rhetorical question
antiphrastic relating to the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning
fatuous unreal, illosory, foolish e.g. "That is not a fatuous argument, it has to be taken seriously."
paralipsis is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer invokes a subject by denying that it should be invoked.
sedulous diligent
erudiate to educate or instruct
concatenate to link together, in a series or a chain
adduce to cite as evidence, or to bring forward some evidence in an argument
anacoenosis a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners for their opinion as to the subject under discussion
inveigh against to protest strongly or to attack vehemently with words
adumbrate to foreshadow
exigent requiring immediate action
periphrastic indirect
asyndeton omitting conjunctions for a staccato effect "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,/Shrunk to this little measure?" (Shakespeare).
epanadiplosis beginning and ending a sentence with the same word
litotes understatement for persuasive effect, especially when the affirmative is expressed through negation of the contrary, for example: "It's not unpleasant"
Created by: swagdon
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