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A persuasive appeal based on the projected character of the speaker or narrator.
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Ethos
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A formal expression of praise for someone who has recently died.
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Eulogy
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The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit.
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Euphemism
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A statement or type of composition intended to give information about (or an explanation of) an issue, subject, method, or idea.
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Exposition
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A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.
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Extended Metaphor
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An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.
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Fallacy
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A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options are available.
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False Dilemma
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Language in which figures of speech (such as metaphors, similes, and hyperbole) freely occur.
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Figurative Language
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The various uses of language that depart from customary construction, order, or significance.
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Figures of Speech
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A shift in a narrative to an earlier event that interrupts the normal chronological development of a story.
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Flashback
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