| A | B |
| anecdote | a short often autobiographical narration |
| affiliation | allegiance with a group |
| allusion | reference to a well known person |
| asyndeton | lack of conjunctions |
| polysyndeton | repitition of conjunctions |
| rhetorical question | question used for persuasion |
| refutation | to prove wrong by argument |
| tone | author's attitude toward the audience or subject |
| concession | to accept an opposing argument as true |
| diction | word choice |