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revolutionary testre
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pathos | Persuasive appeal to a person's emotions |
| Ethos | Persuasive appeal to a person's ethics or credibility |
| Logos | Persuasive appeal to a person's logic |
| Political Speech | A non-fiction work that focuses on the issue relating to government or politics. |
| Sermon | A speech that is usually based on scriptural text and is intended to provide religious instruction. |
| Address | A formal speech that is prepared for a special occasion. |
| Analogy | A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike. |
| Repetition | Using the same word multiple times to emphasize an idea. |
| Antithesis | Strongly contrasting words, ideas, images |
| Anecdote | A very brief story, told to illustrate a point to serve as an example of something. |
| Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. |
| Restatement | Expressing the same idea using different words. |
| Parallelism | Repetition of grammatically similar words, phrases, clauses, or sentences to emphasize a point. |
| Rhetorical Question | A question whose answer is obvious therefore needs no answer. |
| Concession | Admitting or acknowledging the other side as having true, just, or proper argument, making you seem reasonable. |
| Refutation/Rebuttle | Denial of the truth/accuracy of the other side. |
| Simile | Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as". |
| Metaphor | A verbal direct comparison of two unlike things. |