Argument

rhetorical question

a question in which the answer is implied

metaphor

a comparison of two normally unalike objects

antithesis

makes use of a contrast in language to bring out a contrast in ideas

hypophora

ask a question, then answer it

parallelism

same general structure for many parts in a sentence or paragraph

anadiplosis

takes the last word of a sentence in the beginning of the next

asyndeton

leaves out conjunctions in a list or between phrases

polysyndeton

has a conjunction between every noun

epistrophe

repeated phrase at end of sentence

antanagoge

ordering points to downplay an argument