| A | B |
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| sycophant | a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage |
| pernicious | having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. |
| ubiquitous | present, appearing, or found everywhere. |
| non sequitur | a statement (such as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said |
| diatribe | a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something |
| thesis sentence | tells your reader what the paper is about and also helps guide your writing and keeps your argument focused. |
| topic sentence | a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs |
| PIE | persuade, inform, entertain |
