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2291:– a type of argument that is grounded in assumed commonalities between a rhetor and the audience. (For example: Claim 1: Bob is a person. Therefore, Claim 3: Bob is mortal. The assumption (unstated Claim 2) is that People are mortal). In Aristotelian rhetoric, an enthymeme is known as a "rhetorical syllogism": it mirrors the form of a syllogism, but it is based on opinion rather than fact.
2707:– rhetoric involving "an invitation to understanding as a means to create a relationship rooted in quality, immanent value, and self-determination" (Foss and Griffin, 1995); it emphasizes the relationship between the speaker and freedoms of the audience to make decisions for themselves in order to promote equality.
3408:; it describes the scenario that contains a speech act, including the considerations (purpose, audience, author/speaker, constraints to name a few) that play a role in how the act is produced and perceived by its audience; the counterargument regarding Bitzer's situation-rhetoric relationship was made by
2610:), "When he reminded you of your old friendship, were you moved? No, you killed him nevertheless, and with even greater eagerness. And then when his children grovelled at your feet, were you moved to pity? No, in your extreme cruelty you even prevented their father's burial."
3150:– a figure of speech that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, or represents an absent person as being present. For example, "But if this invincible city should now give utterance to her voice, would she not speak as follows?" (
3412:, who argued for a salience-meaning (or now, agenda-framing-spin) model of persuasion, which emphasized rhetoric as a creative act with increased agent or persuader responsibility for the situation his or her rhetoric creates.
1367:. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions here are intended to serve as a quick reference rather than an in-depth discussion. For more information, click the terms.
2640:– a rhetorical device in which the first key word of the idea refers to something that happens temporally later than the second key word; the goal is to call attention to the more important idea by placing it first.
2885:– a figure of speech where a word that normally applies to one thing is used to designate another for the sake of creating a mental picture, for example, "he lightly breathed a favoring breath". (from
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argument that states if the first two claims are true, then the conclusion is true. (For example: Claim 1: People are mortal. Claim 2: Bob is a person. Therefore, Claim 3: Bob is mortal.) Coined by
3503:– a figure of speech that compares unlike things, implying a resemblance between them, for example, "He entered the combat in body like the strongest bull, in impetuosity like the fiercest lion." (
2397:– an innocuous, inoffensive or circumlocutory term or phrase for something unpleasant or obscene—e.g., in advertising for female hygiene products any liquid shown is never red, it's usually blue.
2011:– a figure of speech consisting of the contrasting of two structurally parallel syntactic phrases arranged "cross-wise", i.e., in such a way that the second is in reverse order from the first.
1545:– canon #5 in Cicero's list of rhetorical canons; traditionally linked to oral rhetoric, referring to how a speech is given (including tone of voice and nonverbal gestures, among others).
3459:– rhetorical era in Rome that dealt primarily with rhetorical style through some of the Greek Sophists' concepts, while neglecting its political and social uses because of censorship.
3376:– the study and practice of good effective expression; also a type of discourse, focusing on goals of the speech or piece of writing that attempts to sway the mind of the audience.
2112:– analyzing communication artifacts by scrutinizing their meaning and related assumptions, with the goal of determining the social and systemic connotations behind their structure.
2544:– a figure of speech where adjacent or parallel words have similar endings inside a verse, a sentence. Authors often use it to evoke music or to give a rhythm to their phrase.
3670:– use of technical terms or jargon to try to win a point by confusing the opposition or by attempting to intimidate by suppressing admission of ignorance by the opposition.
1719:), "Since the time when from our state concord disappeared, liberty disappeared, good faith disappeared, friendship disappeared, the common weal disappeared." Also see:
3825:– a figure of speech in which one word applies to two others in different senses of that word, and in some cases only logically applies to one of the other two words.
1969:– a term often used to discuss significant literary works in a specific field, used by Cicero to outline five significant parts of the rhetorical composition process.
2606:– when a speaker asks aloud what his/her adversaries have to say for themselves or against the speaker, and then proceeds to answer the question. For example (from
3384:– analysis of the symbolic artifacts of discourse—the words, phrases, images, gestures, performances, texts, films, etc. that people use to communicate; there are
3720:– the pattern of three phrases in parallel, found commonly in Western writing after Cicero—for example, the kitten had white fur, blue eyes, and a pink tongue.
1589:– the act and the means of extending thoughts or statements to increase rhetorical effect, to add importance, or to make the most of a thought or circumstance.
1555:– rebutting an argument by attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making it rather than the substance of the argument itself.
1731:– the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, or grammatical structures; the second stage of the dialectic process.
3549:– the ability to appear that there is seemingly little effort used to attain success; the art of being able to show that one is able to deceive. (
2839:– "A saying drawn from life, which shows concisely either what happens or ought to happen in life, for example: 'Every beginning is difficult.'" (
2897:– a figure of speech that substitutes one word or phrase for another with which it is closely associated. For example, in UK, people speak of "
2812:– Study of the specific theological terms used, not to find the truth or falseness of the statement, but why that particular word was chosen. (
3264:– approach based on practical consideration and immediate perception to the exclusion of moral (in the sense of 'should') and ethic arguments.
3435:– rhetorical study of Christianity that was intellectually prominent in 11th–15th-century Western Europe, emphasizing rhetorical concepts by
2921:– reasoning employed in rhetoric that determines a conclusion based on evidence; used in issues of ethics, religion, economics, and politics.
2170:– the stage of planning the structure and sequence of ideas; often referred to as arrangement, the second of Cicero's five rhetorical canons.
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3757:, in which something is represented as less than it really is, with the intent of drawing attention to and emphasizing the opposite meaning.
3320:– the delivery of an oration or an argument in a manner befitting the subject matter and style, while maintaining control of voice and body.
1908:– use of a non-standard word, expression or pronunciation in a language, particularly one prescriptively regarded as an error in morphology.
1565:– a phrase carrying two meanings: an obvious meaning and a second, more subtle and ingenious one (more commonly known as double entendre).
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3808:– a theoretical framework describing how visual images, typography, and texts communicate, as opposed to aural or verbal messages.
2699:– described by Cicero as the process of determining "valid or seemingly valid arguments," the first of his five rhetorical canons.
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figure of speech that intentionally understates something or implies that it is lesser in significance or size than it really is.
3495:– applying a general truth to a situation by quoting a maxim or other wise saying as a conclusion or summary of that situation.
3104:– an explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage that is not essential to the literal meaning.
1979:– any literary or oral device that seeks to secure the goodwill of the recipient or hearer, as in a letter or in a discussion.
2592:– a figure of speech where emphasis is achieved through exaggeration, independently or through comparison; for example (from
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1787:– a figure of speech consisting of a sudden turn in a text towards an exclamatory address to an imaginary person or a thing.
1689:– two ideas about the same topic that can be worked out to a logical conclusion, but the conclusions contradict each other.
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when a rhetor introduces a subject by denying it should be discussed. To speak of someone or something by claiming not to.
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1859:– real, imagined, invoked, or ignored, this concept is at the very center of the intersections of composing and rhetoric.
3539:– the deliberate or involuntary switching of sounds or morphemes between two words of a phrase, rendering a new meaning.
1675:– repetition of two words or short phrases, but in reversed order to establish a contrast. It is a specialized form of
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2786:– stating a positive by negating the negative; a form of understatement as in "I am not unaware of your difficulties."
2381:– the act of putting oneself into the character of another to convey that person's feelings and thoughts more vividly.
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3690:– separating the parts of a compound word by a different word (or words) to create emphasis or other similar effects.
3427:– intellectual assembly in an aristocratic setting; primarily associated with France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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3248:– the repeated use of conjunctions within a sentence, particularly where they do not necessarily have to be used.
3142:– the substitution of many or several words where one would suffice; usually to avoid using that particular word.
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3571:– humanistic studies deemed indispensable in Renaissance-era education; rhetoric, poetics, ethics, politics.
2065:– a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
1797:– virtue, excellence of character, qualities that would be inherent in a "natural leader", a component of
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3621:– a rhetorical device where one part of an object is used to represent the whole—e.g., "There are fifty
2499:– a style of rhetoric, notable for its use of figurative language and for its ability to evoke emotion.
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3096:– using juxtaposition of short, simple sentences to connect ideas, as opposed to explicit conjunction.
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to explain the way in which the world is viewed when taking languages and words into consideration.
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in which words that naturally belong together are separated from each other for emphasis or effect.
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2675:– the practice of emulating, adapting, reworking and enriching a source text by an earlier author.
2491:– the fear of public speaking, commonly referred to as speech anxiety in non-psychiatric contexts.
2333:– a term used as a descriptive and qualifying substitute for the name of a person, place or thing.
2325:– a succession of clauses, phrases or sentences that all end with the same word or group of words.
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2089:– the contextual circumstances that do not allow an issue to be settled with complete certainty.
2057:– a rhetorical figure consisting of a clause that is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
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2620:– great or worthy writing, sometimes called
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3112:– comic imitation of something or somebody.
3040:– redescription, usually in a better light.
969:A Dialogue Concerning Oratorical Partitions
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3938:The Forest of Rhetoric / silva rhetoricae
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2771:– "timing" or "the right circumstances".
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3893:Dr. Debora B. Schwartz.
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2814:Kenneth Burke
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2550:
2546:
2543:
2542:
2541:
2540:Homeoteleuton
2536:
2533:
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2531:
2530:Heteroglossia
2526:
2523:
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2515:
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2259:
2256:
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2248:
2244:
2243:
2242:
2237:
2236:
2227:
2226:
2222:
2219:
2215:
2214:Kenneth Burke
2211:
2210:
2206:
2203:
2202:
2197:
2196:
2192:
2189:
2188:
2187:
2182:
2179:
2178:
2177:
2172:
2169:
2168:
2167:
2162:
2159:
2155:
2151:
2150:
2146:
2143:
2142:
2141:
2136:
2133:
2132:
2128:
2125:
2121:
2120:
2119:
2114:
2111:
2110:
2106:
2105:
2096:
2095:
2091:
2088:
2087:
2083:
2080:
2079:
2075:
2072:
2071:
2070:Common topics
2067:
2064:
2063:
2062:Colloquialism
2059:
2056:
2055:
2051:
2048:
2044:
2043:
2039:
2036:
2035:
2031:
2028:
2027:
2023:
2020:
2019:
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2013:
2010:
2009:
2008:
2003:
2000:
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1995:
1992:
1988:
1987:
1986:
1981:
1978:
1977:
1976:
1971:
1968:
1967:
1963:
1962:
1953:
1952:
1948:
1945:
1944:
1940:
1937:
1936:
1935:
1930:
1927:
1926:
1925:
1920:
1917:
1916:
1915:
1910:
1907:
1906:
1902:
1901:
1892:
1891:
1887:
1884:
1883:
1882:
1877:
1874:
1870:
1866:
1865:
1861:
1858:
1857:
1853:
1850:
1846:
1845:
1844:
1839:
1836:
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1831:
1828:
1827:
1826:
1821:
1818:
1817:
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1811:
1808:
1807:
1803:
1800:
1796:
1795:
1794:
1789:
1786:
1785:
1781:
1778:
1777:
1776:
1771:
1768:
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1761:
1758:
1754:
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1738:
1733:
1730:
1729:
1725:
1722:
1718:
1714:
1713:
1709:
1706:
1703:in which one
1702:
1698:
1697:
1696:
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1672:
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1611:
1608:
1607:
1606:
1601:
1598:
1597:
1596:
1591:
1588:
1587:
1586:Amplification
1583:
1580:
1579:
1575:
1572:
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1564:
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1562:
1557:
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1537:
1534:
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1482:
1479:
1477:
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1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
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1459:
1457:
1454:
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1437:
1434:
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1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
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1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1368:
1366:
1362:
1358:
1354:
1350:
1338:
1333:
1331:
1326:
1324:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1302:Toulmin model
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1287:Talking point
1285:
1283:
1282:Speechwriting
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
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1210:
1208:
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1198:
1197:
1189:
1188:
1179:
1176:
1175:
1174:
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1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
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1136:
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1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1103:Argumentation
1101:
1100:
1092:
1091:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1051:
1050:
1046:
1041:
1040:
1036:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1001:
1000:
996:
991:
990:
986:
981:
980:
976:
971:
970:
966:
961:
960:
956:
951:
950:
946:
941:
940:
939:De Inventione
936:
931:
930:
926:
921:
920:
916:
911:
910:
906:
901:
900:
896:
891:
890:
886:
881:
880:
876:
875:
867:
866:
859:
856:
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851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
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831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
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771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
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756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
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741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
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714:
711:
709:
706:
705:
697:
696:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
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669:
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664:
661:
659:
656:
652:
649:
648:
647:
644:
642:
639:
638:
634:
628:
627:
620:
619:War-mongering
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
603:
600:
599:
598:
595:
591:
588:
587:
586:
585:Progymnasmata
583:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
565:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
553:Maiden speech
551:
549:
546:
542:
539:
538:
537:
534:
532:
529:
525:
522:
521:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
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502:
500:
497:
493:
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488:
487:
483:
482:
481:
478:
476:
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470:
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462:
459:
458:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
440:
439:
435:
434:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
411:
410:
403:
402:
398:
396:
395:
391:
387:
384:
383:
382:
379:
377:
374:
370:
369:
365:
363:
362:
358:
356:
355:
351:
350:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:
331:
329:
328:
324:
322:
321:
317:
315:
312:
308:
307:
303:
301:
300:
296:
294:
293:
289:
287:
286:
282:
280:
279:
275:
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266:
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261:
258:
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232:
229:
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196:
194:
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176:
172:
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163:
162:
155:
154:Modern period
152:
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141:
138:
134:
131:
129:
126:
125:
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121:
117:
114:
112:
109:
108:
107:
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101:Ancient India
99:
95:
92:
90:
87:
85:
84:Attic orators
82:
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71:
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67:
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62:
56:
55:
51:
47:
46:
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40:
39:
35:
31:
30:
27:
19:
4299:Antanaclasis
4203:Epanorthosis
4120:Polysyndeton
4013:Antimetabole
3998:Alliteration
3941:. Retrieved
3937:
3922:. Retrieved
3918:
3903:. Retrieved
3899:the original
3874:
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3854:30 September
3852:. Retrieved
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3673:
3667:Technobabble
3665:
3656:
3655:
3647:
3639:
3626:
3622:
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3598:
3590:
3579:– a type of
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3498:
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3479:
3478:
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3462:
3454:
3442:
3430:
3422:
3410:Richard Vatz
3406:Lloyd Bitzer
3399:
3391:
3379:
3371:
3363:
3355:
3339:
3338:
3323:
3316:Pronuntiatio
3314:
3313:
3306:Prosopopoeia
3304:
3303:
3294:
3293:
3284:
3283:
3275:
3267:
3259:
3251:
3245:Polysyndeton
3243:
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3218:
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3209:
3196:
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3167:
3158:
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3126:
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3107:
3099:
3091:
3082:
3081:
3073:
3065:
3058:– a form of
3052:
3051:
3043:
3036:Paradiastole
3034:
3033:
3024:
3023:
3015:
3000:
2992:
2984:
2978:Onomatopoeia
2976:
2962:Non sequitur
2960:
2959:
2950:
2949:
2941:
2925:
2924:
2916:
2908:
2902:
2898:
2892:
2886:
2880:
2873:Mesodiplosis
2871:
2870:
2861:
2860:
2847:
2846:
2840:
2834:
2826:
2807:
2798:
2797:
2789:
2781:
2765:
2764:
2749:
2734:
2726:
2718:
2711:
2710:
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2693:
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2679:
2678:
2669:
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2650:
2634:
2633:
2625:
2614:
2613:
2607:
2600:
2599:
2593:
2587:
2575:
2563:
2555:
2547:
2538:
2537:
2528:
2527:
2521:Hermeneutics
2519:
2510:
2509:
2494:
2488:Glossophobia
2486:
2471:
2462:
2461:
2449:
2440:
2439:
2431:
2411:
2410:
2401:
2400:
2392:
2384:
2375:
2374:
2365:
2364:
2355:
2354:
2346:
2337:
2336:
2328:
2320:
2314:Epistemology
2312:
2304:
2295:
2294:
2286:
2278:
2269:
2268:
2260:
2252:
2239:
2238:
2223:
2207:
2199:
2193:
2184:
2183:
2176:Dissoi logoi
2174:
2173:
2164:
2163:
2158:Petrus Ramus
2147:
2138:
2137:
2129:
2116:
2115:
2107:
2092:
2084:
2076:
2068:
2060:
2052:
2046:
2040:
2032:
2024:
2015:
2014:
2005:
2004:
1996:
1990:
1983:
1982:
1973:
1972:
1964:
1949:
1941:
1932:
1931:
1922:
1921:
1912:
1911:
1903:
1888:
1879:
1878:
1869:polysyllabic
1862:
1854:
1849:conjunctions
1841:
1840:
1832:
1823:
1822:
1813:
1812:
1804:
1798:
1791:
1790:
1782:
1773:
1772:
1763:
1762:
1745:
1744:
1735:
1734:
1726:
1716:
1710:
1693:
1692:
1683:
1682:
1671:Antimetabole
1669:
1668:
1660:
1649:Antanaclasis
1647:
1646:
1638:
1630:
1621:
1620:
1612:
1603:
1602:
1593:
1592:
1584:
1576:
1570:Alliteration
1568:
1559:
1558:
1549:
1548:
1539:
1538:
1529:
1528:
1515:
1365:terms of art
1346:
1227:Glossophobia
1221:
1199:
1118:Constitutive
1077:
1067:
1057:
1047:
1037:
1027:
1017:
1007:
997:
987:
977:
967:
957:
947:
937:
927:
917:
907:
897:
887:
877:
701:Rhetoricians
614:Stump speech
531:Invitational
484:
469:Dissoi logoi
467:
446:Deliberative
438:Controversia
436:
399:
392:
366:
359:
352:
325:
318:
306:Pronuntiatio
304:
297:
290:
283:
276:
235:
223:
214:
197:
190:
173:
144:
106:Ancient Rome
26:
4188:Catachresis
4173:Antonomasia
4168:Antiphrasis
4110:Parallelism
4060:Epanalepsis
4023:Aposiopesis
4003:Anadiplosis
3919:VirtualSalt
3869:"oxymoron,
3545:Sprezzatura
3230:inflections
3174:Demosthenes
3138:Periphrasis
3118:Paronomasia
3101:Parenthesis
3067:Parallelism
2903:White House
2855:euphemistic
2687:Quintillian
2496:Grand style
2297:Epanalepsis
2124:grand style
2086:Contingency
1985:Catachresis
1775:Aposiopesis
1737:Antonomasia
1712:Antistrophe
1605:Anadiplosis
1595:Anacoenosis
1531:Accumulatio
1307:Wooden iron
1267:Rhetrickery
1242:Oral skills
1178:Composition
1113:Contrastive
933:(c. 350 BC)
923:(c. 350 BC)
913:(c. 350 BC)
903:(c. 350 BC)
893:(c. 370 BC)
753:Demosthenes
733:Brueggemann
668:Ideological
519:Homiletics
432:Declamation
422:Apologetics
272:Five canons
140:Renaissance
123:Middle Ages
4336:Categories
4316:Synecdoche
4220:Dysphemism
4193:Ecphonesis
4183:Apostrophe
4125:Spoonerism
4115:Polyptoton
4095:Hyperbaton
4070:Epistrophe
4055:Consonance
4018:Antithesis
3943:2015-03-11
3924:2015-03-11
3905:2015-03-11
3830:References
3618:Synecdoche
3536:Spoonerism
3357:Repetition
3341:Quadrivium
3325:Protreptic
3261:Pragmatism
3220:Polyptoton
3204:enthymemes
3054:Paralipsis
3026:Paradeigma
2720:De Oratore
2577:Hyperbaton
2557:Humblebrag
2549:Homiletics
2322:Epistrophe
2306:Epideictic
2241:Ecphonesis
2225:Dysphemism
2166:Dispositio
2034:Classicism
1784:Apostrophe
1753:paralipsis
1728:Antithesis
1699:– type of
1695:Antiptosis
1662:Anticlimax
1632:Anastrophe
1551:Ad hominem
1163:Technology
1153:Procedural
973:(c. 50 BC)
959:De Oratore
823:Quintilian
818:Protagoras
673:Metaphoric
597:Propaganda
480:Epideictic
394:Sotto voce
348:Persuasion
343:Operations
285:Dispositio
181:Chironomia
4321:Tautology
4247:Apophasis
4225:Euphemism
4208:Hyperbole
4198:Ekphrasis
4090:Hypallage
4080:Hendiadys
4075:Epizeuxis
4065:Epiphrase
4033:Asyndeton
4028:Assonance
3770:Utterance
3649:Tautology
3609:Synchysis
3585:Aristotle
3576:Syllogism
3558:Straw man
3491:Sententia
3472:Semiotics
3464:Semantics
3444:Scientism
3437:Aristotle
3189:Phronesis
3169:Philippic
3093:Parataxis
3060:apophasis
3017:Panegyric
2943:Narration
2602:Hypophora
2589:Hyperbole
2565:Hypallage
2512:Hendiadys
2442:Facilitas
2394:Euphemism
2377:Ethopoeia
2339:Epizeuxis
2288:Enthymeme
2254:Eloquence
2209:Dramatism
2154:Aristotle
2149:Dialectic
2140:Delectare
2131:Deduction
1905:Barbarism
1864:Aureation
1843:Asyndeton
1834:Assonance
1757:occupatio
1747:Apophasis
1578:Amphiboly
1561:Adianoeta
1363:words as
1277:Seduction
1108:Cognitive
1096:Subfields
1023:(100–400)
778:Isocrates
718:Augustine
708:Aristotle
683:Narrative
633:Criticism
578:Philippic
492:Panegyric
475:Elocution
456:Dialectic
376:Situation
237:Facilitas
231:Enthymeme
210:Eloquence
192:Delectare
4347:Rhetoric
4284:Pleonasm
4274:Oxymoron
4269:Metonymy
4264:Metaphor
4237:Innuendo
4213:Adynaton
4178:Aphorism
4163:Allusion
4158:Allegory
4130:Symploce
4105:Isocolon
4038:Chiasmus
4008:Anaphora
3785:Validity
3717:Tricolon
3600:Symploce
3520:Sophists
3512:Solecism
3373:Rhetoric
3237:Polysemy
3211:Pleonasm
3002:Oxymoron
2894:Metonymy
2882:Metaphor
2809:Logology
2736:Isocolon
2695:Inventio
2671:Imitatio
2652:Ideology
2456:feminism
2413:Exordium
2403:Exemplum
2280:Enallage
2271:Elocutio
2201:episteme
2007:Chiasmus
1998:Charisma
1951:Buzzword
1934:Brevitas
1856:Audience
1806:Argument
1721:epiphora
1701:enallage
1685:Antinomy
1677:chiasmus
1640:Anecdote
1623:Anaphora
1148:Pedagogy
1128:Feminist
899:Rhetoric
889:Phaedrus
883:(380 BC)
833:Richards
803:Perelman
651:Pentadic
646:Dramatic
590:Suasoria
568:Diatribe
509:Forensic
486:Encomium
451:Demagogy
320:Imitatio
292:Elocutio
278:Inventio
248:Informal
167:Concepts
94:Sophists
89:Calliope
79:Atticism
74:Asianism
42:Rhetoric
34:a series
32:Part of
4259:Litotes
4252:Sarcasm
4230:Meiosis
3990:Schemes
3755:litotes
3726:Trivium
3277:Priamel
3160:Petitio
3045:Paradox
2863:Memoria
2849:Meiosis
2783:Litotes
2622:sublime
2419:oration
2357:Erotema
2348:Eristic
2330:Epithet
2262:Ellipse
2118:Decorum
2094:Context
1881:Auxesis
1873:diction
1614:Analogy
1193:Related
1168:Therapy
1158:Science
1123:Digital
1003:(c. 50)
993:(46 BC)
983:(46 BC)
963:(55 BC)
953:(80 BC)
943:(84 BC)
879:Gorgias
848:Toulmin
843:Tacitus
793:McLuhan
768:Gorgias
763:Erasmus
758:Derrida
723:Bakhtin
713:Aspasia
678:Mimesis
641:Cluster
573:Eristic
563:Polemic
558:Oratory
536:Lecture
299:Memoria
243:Fallacy
186:Decorum
133:Trivium
61:History
4311:Simile
4150:Tropes
4140:Zeugma
4135:Tmesis
4043:Climax
3821:Zeugma
3735:Tropes
3687:Tmesis
3658:Techne
3592:Symbol
3500:Simile
3365:Rhetor
3198:Pistis
3128:Pathos
3109:Parody
2994:Orator
2927:Movere
2767:Kairos
2751:Jargon
2616:Hypsos
2386:Eulogy
2186:Docere
2042:Climax
2017:Chreia
1914:Bathos
1890:Axioms
1765:Aporia
1252:Pistis
1247:Orator
1173:Visual
1083:(1970)
1073:(1966)
1063:(1521)
1053:(1305)
989:Orator
929:Topics
858:Weaver
788:Lysias
783:Lucian
773:Hobbes
748:de Man
743:Cicero
541:Public
524:Sermon
499:Eulogy
427:Debate
415:Genres
361:Pathos
327:Kairos
314:Hypsos
260:Scheme
225:Eunoia
205:Device
199:Docere
4242:Irony
3696:Topos
3641:Taste
3581:valid
3424:Salon
2952:Noema
2899:Crown
2836:Maxim
2800:Logos
2728:Irony
2433:Fable
2367:Ethos
2054:Colon
1966:Canon
1799:ethos
1793:Arete
1541:Actio
1361:Latin
1357:Greek
1043:(426)
1033:(102)
871:Works
838:Smith
828:Ramus
813:Plato
808:Pizan
738:Burke
728:Booth
663:Genre
658:Frame
401:Topos
386:Grand
381:Style
368:Logos
354:Ethos
338:Modes
265:Trope
4048:Anti
3856:2014
3623:head
3528:Spin
3226:root
2853:– a
2713:Ioci
2580:– a
2568:– a
2195:Doxa
2156:and
1359:and
1353:Rome
1351:and
1217:Doxa
1013:(95)
853:Vico
602:Spin
4294:Pun
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1655:pun
1381:Top
1292:TED
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