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17 Cards in this Set
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attitude
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the author's tone in writing
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language
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describes the characteristics of the overall use of language
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details
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facts included or omitted
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rhetorical strategy
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plan or method whereby an essay is developed to be effective
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occasion
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where or why an author has begun to write
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audience
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the author's intended reader or listener
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voice
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the stance the author takes in offering ideas (how he says what is said)
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images
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vivid appeals to understand through the sensed (word pictures)
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diction
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the work choices the author uses (effective selection)
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syllogism
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a rhetorical discourse using major and minor premises to prove a conclusion
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tone
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understand of the author's attitude toward the subject and audience
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syntax
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the way words are arranged in a sentence and how that affects meaning
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process analysis
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step-by-step explanations
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exemplification
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using examples to illustrate
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exposition
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writing that exposes ideas to readers through explaining and defining
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rhetoric
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the art of using language persuasively or effectively
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enthymeme
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writer gives primary premise and assumes reader will supply missing knowledge to achieve the conclusion
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