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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Annotate | Add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
| Citation | A short note recognizing a source of information |
| Context | The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation |
| Explicit | Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable |
| Fallacy | A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
| Implicit | Implied though not directly expressed |
| Nonfiction | Prose writing that is not formed by the imagination |
| Nuance | A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude |
| Paradox | A statement that contradicts itself |
| Pathos | A quality that arouses emotions especially pity or sorrow |
| Rhetoric | Study of the technique for using language effectively |
| Sarcasm | Witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| Satire | Witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| Syntax | Studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences |
| Understatement | Something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast |