A | B |
Claim | The overall thesis for which the writer will argue |
Data | Evidence to support the claim |
Warrant | Explanation of the evidence |
logos | logical appeal |
Ethos | Credibility |
pathos | emotional appeal |
anaphora | Type of repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, sentences, clauses or phrases |
anecdote | a short often autobiographical narration |
allusion | reference to a well known person |
rhetorical question | question used for persuasion |
diction | word choice |
authority | subject matter expert |
hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
alliteration | repition of initial sounds |
imagery | writing or language that evokes one of the 5 senses |