| A | B |
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| oversimplification | when a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument |
| understatement | the opposite of exaggeration. It is the technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended. |
| anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause |
| antimetabole | repetition of words in clauses in reverse grammatical order |
| epistrophe | repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences |
| ethical appeal | an appeal in which the writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through text |
| euphemism | a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something |
| didactic | writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach |
| allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from literature, history, etc. |
| interior monologue | writing that records the conversation that occurs inside the character's head |
| regionalism | an element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale, using the locale and its influences as a major part of the plot |
| speaker | the voice of a work |
| syntactic permutation | sentence structures that are extraordinarily complex and involved |
| claim | the proposition that an argument demonstrates |
| appeals | resources writers draw on to connect with and persuade readers |
| rational appeals | ask readers to use their intellects/reasoning/logic |
| emotional appeals | ask readers to respond out of their beliefs, values, or feelings |
| ethical appeals | ask readers to look favorably on the writer |
