Language techniques 2 Flashcards

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Analogy

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Comparing something complex with something simple

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Denigration

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Making negative remarks to criticize something

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Exhortation

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Urging someone to do something

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Jargon

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specific terminology used by specific group

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Connotative language

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A phrase evoking an idea or feeling

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Parallel construction

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repetition of same grammatical construction in sentences

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Assertion

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A confident statement

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