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RI 10.6 Terms

VOCAB FOR ENGLISH2

TermDefinition
Rhetoric The act of analyzing all language choices that a writer, speaker, reader, or listener might make to increase the effectiveness or meaning of the text
Point of View Refers to the type of narrator telling the story or how different characters understand the world around them.
Central Idea Main idea or claim of a text
Appeals to Logic (logos) verifiable evidence that supports a claim, like facts or statistics
Appeals to Emotion (pathos) playing on the listener's feelings, including sympathy for others
Appeals to Authority (ethos) encourages the audience to trust the speaker based on their credibility
Logical Fallacy an argument that doesn't have a true foundation to prove it
Charged Language Words and phrases that have strong positive or negative connotations- encourages listeners to connect with emotion
Restatement The expression of similar ideas in different ways- used to clarify and emphasize ideas to add urgency
Repetition Using the same word or phrase multiple times to emphasize key concepts
Parallelism The repetition of related ideas in the same grammatical structure
Anaphora Parallelism found specifically when words repeat at the beginning of a phrase, clause, or sentence
Antithesis 2 strongly contrasting ideas expressed using parallel structure, placed side by side
Author's Purpose His or her reason for speaking or writing
Anecdote A brief story that illustrates a point
Proverb A clever saying that offers wisdom about life or communicates a belief or value
Example A specific instance of a general issue or idea
Persuasion not known yet
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