Rhetorical Devices

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In an appeal to logic, this argument is a way of persuading an audience with reason, using facts and figures.

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Logos

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In an appeal to emotion, this argument is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or convincing story.

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Pathos

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In an appeal to ethics, this argument is used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority or credibility of the persuader, be it a notable or experienced figure in the field or even a popular celebrity.

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Ethos

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The direct meaning of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it; explicit or primary meaning.

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Denotation

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The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression; the feelings or images associated with particular words

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Connotation

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Words or statements that are fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated

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Explicit

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Statements or words that are NOT plainly expressed but rather suggested

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Implicit

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The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one considered to be offensive, harsh, or blunt

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Euphemism

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An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

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Juxtaposition

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
"This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent"

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Alliteration