Persuasive Language Vocabulary

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Persuasive

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Tending to persuade or convince.

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Rhetoric

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The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

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Claim

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A statement that asserts something to be true.

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Counterargument

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An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory.

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Concede

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Admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.

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Credible

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Able to be believed; convincing.

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Ethos

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Appeal to ethics, convincing by the character of the author.

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Logos

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Appeal to logic, persuading through logical reasoning.

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Pathos

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Appeal to emotion, persuading through emotions.

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Fallacy

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A mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument.