Rhetorical Devices & Argumentative Text Review

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Juxtaposition

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The placement of two or more things side by side to show their similarities and/or differences.

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Circular reasoning

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A logical fallacy that tries to prove an argument with its own argument.

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Supporting evidence

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Facts or data that backs up the author's claim.

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Claim

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The writer’s position that they are trying to prove.

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Anecdote

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A short story that is used to make a point.

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Rhetorical question

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A question that has such an obvious answer that it requires no reply.

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Bandwagon appeal

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A persuasive technique that suggests one should do something because everyone else is doing it.

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Parallelism

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The use of similar structures in two or more clauses.

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Thesis statement

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A sentence that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay.

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Counterargument

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An argument that opposes the main argument.