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English Terms 2

Rhetoric Terminology

TermDefinition
Rhetoric Art of persuasive speaking /writing
Counterclaim When you consider a possible argument against your thesis or reasoning
SOAPSTONE Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Tone
Ethos argument that appeals to the audience based on speaker's credibility and authority
Pathos argument that appeals to the audience based on emotions
Logos argument that appeals to the audience based on logic and reasoning
Allusion reference to something else
Analogy comparison between something familiar and something unfamiliar for clarifying unfamiliar
Anaphora repetition of word and phrase at beginning of phrases.
Anecdote short story usually personal
Antithesis a direct contrast of parallel word groupings(not___ but___)
Diction word choice to convey certain effects
Connontation refers to the emotions and attitude associated with a word; goes beyond literal
Denotation dictionary definition of the word
Colloquialism refers to informal speech or phrasing
Dialect speech of a particular region or group as it is different than standard speeches
Elevated Diction formal or lofty speech
Eupemism substituting mild words for harsher ones
Hyperbole outrageous exaggeration
Parallel Structure repetition of the same grammatical Structure noun with noun, verb with adj.
Repetition words, sounds, ideas used more than once to create emphasis
Rhetorical Question question that requires no answer
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