Words of Rhetoric

Fred S. (United States of America)
Words that describe types of rhetoric.
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  1. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  2. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  3. argument
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  4. assent
    agree or express agreement
  5. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  6. assumption
    the act of taking something for granted
  7. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  8. connote
    express or state indirectly
  9. debate
    a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
  10. deception
    a misleading falsehood
  11. deductive reasoning
    reasoning from the general to the particular
  12. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  13. denial
    renunciation of one's own interests in favor of others
  14. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  15. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  16. denote
    have as a meaning
  17. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  18. equivocation
    intentional vagueness or ambiguity
  19. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
    Ethos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos-driven document relies on the reputation of the author.
    Credentials and letters of commendation.
  20. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  21. euphonious
    having a pleasant sound
  22. explicate
    elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  23. explication
    a detailed discussion of the meaning of something
  24. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  25. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  26. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  27. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  28. folksy
    very informal and familiar
  29. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  30. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  31. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  32. ignorance
    the lack of knowledge or education
  33. implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection
  34. implication
    something that is inferred
  35. imply
    express or state indirectly
  36. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  37. inductive reasoning
    reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
  38. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  39. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  40. insinuation
    an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
  41. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  42. intonation
    the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  43. joke
    a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  44. kowtow
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  45. lie
    be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
  46. Logos
    the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity
    Logos is appeal based on logic or reason. Documents distributed by companies or corporations are logos-driven. Scholarly documents are also often logos-driven.
    Irrefutable facts, evidence, successfully repeatable experiments.
  47. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  48. medium
    the surrounding environment
  49. pablum
    worthless or oversimplified ideas
  50. pander
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  51. paper tiger
    an entity that appears powerful but is actually ineffectual
  52. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
    Pathos is appeal based on emotion. Advertisements tend to be pathos-driven.
  53. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  54. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  55. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  56. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  57. semantics
    the study of language meaning
  58. slur
    utter indistinctly
  59. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  60. statement
    the act of affirming or asserting something
  61. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  62. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  63. tergiversation
    falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
  64. truth
    a factual statement
  65. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  66. weasel word
    an equivocal qualification
  67. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  68. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
  69. absurdity
    the state or quality of being ridiculous
  70. agenda
    a list of matters to be taken up, as at a meeting
  71. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  72. amphiboly
    an ambiguous grammatical construction
  73. amphibology
    an ambiguous grammatical construction
  74. amplification
    addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
  75. ad hominem
    appealing to personal considerations rather than to reason
  76. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  77. antithetical
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
  78. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  79. preconception
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
  80. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  81. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  82. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  83. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  84. ribaldry
    ribald humor
Created on Fri Jun 28 11:20:36 EDT 2019 (updated Sat Oct 26 20:45:16 EDT 2019)

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