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Nonfiction Terms
Nonfiction Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonfiction | A text based on facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay |
| Essay | A short piece of writing on one subject, usually presenting the author’s own views |
| Speech | A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience |
| Audience | The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting |
| Purpose | The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic |
| Rhetoric | The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing; the ability to convince someone to do or believe something |
| Ethos | A type of rhetoric that uses the credibility or ethical appeal of a writer or speaker to persuade an audience |
| Pathos | A type of rhetoric that is an appeal to the emotions and attempts to convince an audience by creating an emotional response |
| Logos | A type of rhetoric that is an appeal to logic and is a way of persuading an audience by reason |
| Anecdote | A short story used to engage the audience that serves to make the listeners laugh or ponder over a topic |
| Bias | The way the audience or reader already feels about a topic or person prior to reading or listening to the person’s ideas—may be favorable or unfavorable |
| Propaganda | Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
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