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Decks in this class (11)

Misc
Authority claiming that something...,
Audience the listeners or spectat...,
Exigence an issue problem or situ...
5  cards
Logical Fallacies
Generalization a point that a spe...,
Begging the question an informal ...,
Ad hominem involves commenting on...
5  cards
The Aristotelian Appeals
Logos to appeal to the audiences ...,
Ethos the character or emotions o...,
Pathos to persuade an audience by...
3  cards
Purpose (text)
Description using sensory details...,
Explain make an idea situation or...,
Inform to give facts or informati...
5  cards
Tone
Didactic designed or intended to ...,
Nostalgic a way of referring to a...,
Pedantic word used to describe so...
9  cards
Diction
Denotation literal definition obj...,
Connotation an implied meaning th...,
Colloquial a style of writing tha...
12  cards
Detail
Mood the emotional response that ...,
Imagery descriptive language used...,
Setting the time and place or whe...
3  cards
Figurative Language
Allusion figure of explication us...,
Simile figure of explication in w...,
Metaphor a figure of speech that ...
12  cards
Organization
Deductive a rhetorical device and...,
Inductive takes a specific repres...,
Idea example words or word phrase...
11  cards
Point of View
Subjective something based on one...,
Objective the narrator is not inv...,
Participant typically another cha...
4  cards
Syntax
Sentence length refers to the num...,
Anaphora the repetition of words ...,
Antithesis figure of balance in w...
13  cards

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