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Essential Rhetorical Analysis Terms for Test on Tuesday December 5th, 2017

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Definition
show explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple  
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Argument   show
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show Three different methods of appealing to an audience of their position  
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Attitude   show
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show who the author is directing his or her message towards  
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Compare and Contrast   show
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Connotation   show
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show the extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered  
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Counterargument   show
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Deductive reasoning   show
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show the literal, dictionary definition meaning of a word  
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show the style of language used; generally tailored to be appropriate to the audience and situation  
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Ethos   show
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show the information presented meant to persuade the audience of the author's position  
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show the use of language in a non-literal way (metaphor, simile, etc.)  
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show the specific type of work being presented  
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Imagery   show
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Implication   show
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Inductive reasoning   show
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Irony   show
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Juxtaposition   show
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Logos   show
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show the reason or moment for writing or speaking  
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show how the different parts of an argument are arranged in a piece of writing or speech  
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Pathos   show
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Purpose   show
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Repetition   show
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Rhetoric   show
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show the relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the context  
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show the persona adopted by the author to deliver his or her message; may or may not acutally be the same person as the authorq  
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Style   show
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show using a symbol to refer to an idea or concept  
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Syntax   show
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Synthesis   show
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show overarching ideas  
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Tone   show
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show an author's unique sound; similar to style  
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Alliteration   show
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show making a brief reference to the cultural cannon- EX: the Bible, Shakespeare, classical mythology, etc.  
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Anecdote   show
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show agreeing with a point of view  
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show a text with an instructive purpose, often moral  
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Euphamism   show
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Exemplification   show
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Hyperbole   show
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show a commonly used phrase that signifies something entirely different than its meaning  
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Onomatopoeia   show
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Paradox   show
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show repeated structural elements in a sentence  
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Parody   show
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Personification   show
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Sarcasm   show
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show a genre of humor and mocking criticism to expose the ignorance and/or ills of society  
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show referring to parts of something as a way to refer to the whole  
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Understatement   show
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