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Adjectives Are descriptive words use to add emphasis to create an emotional response.
Alliteration Is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable.
Anecdotes Are short personal stories used to connect with the audience and add evidence or credibility to an argument.
Asyndeton Is a figure of speech in which coordinating conjunctions -for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so that join words or clauses in a sentence into relationships of equal importance - are omitted.
Assertion Is when an idea is presented as fact without full explanation or evidence; it is used to assert authority and make claims sound factual.
Attacks Are when a speaker/writer addresses an opposing view or speaker and attacks their argument or character.
Bias Is the presentation of only one side of an issue or view point and is used to subjectively influence an audience.
Connotation Is the ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes and is used to certain emotional responses in an audience.
Ethos (Credibility) - Think "I'm the EXPERT" Is the establishment of authority and reliability, and is used gain the confidence and trust of the audience.
Pathos (EMOTION of PITY) Is the feelings accentuated by experiencing love, hate, fear etc. An appeal to emotion is used to engage with an audience and create an emotional response.
Exaggeration Is the representation of something as greater than is actually the case and is used to grab the attention of the audience and emphasize certain points.
Evidence Is the facts or information that indicate whether a view is true or valid and is used to give weight to an argument or belief.
Connotation The array of emotions and ideas suggested by a word in addition to its dictionary definition. Most words carry meaning, impressions, or associations apart from or beyond their literal meaning.
Denotation Is the literal 'DICTIONARY meaning' of a word.
Diction Is an author's or poet's word choice.
Figurative Language Is used to create imagery and express thing non-literally; it can help to make an idea more emotive, vivid and convincing.
Generalization Is the inference that a claim is true for most people or a majority and is used to speak to prevailing beliefs or prejudices of an audience.
Rule of Three Is when groups of 3 adjectives or phrases are used to make ideas more memorable.
Jargon Is special words or expressions used by a profession or certain group; it is used to signal expertise and establish credibility.
Loaded Words Are words charged with an underlying meaning or implication and are used to produce emotion in an audience.
Pronouns Are words that take the place of nouns and are used to create a sense of unity with an audience or distance from a common enemy.
Logos (Reason or Facts &Statistics) Is the power of the mind to think and form judgments logically; it is used to appeal to the rationally of an audience.
Meiosis Is a figure of speech that minimizes of something through euphemism.
Euphemism Is a word or phrase that softens an uncomfortable topic.
Repetition Is the reoccurrence of certain words or phrases and it is used to emphasize certain ideas, and make them more memorable.
Rhetorical Questions Are statements which are voiced as questions but are not expected to be answered; they are used to imply certain answers and draw audiences to certain conclusions.
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