Rhetorical Terms

epistrophe 

repeated at the end of a successive 

ethos

credibility

euphemism

softening of words

euphony

arrangment of sounds in language

evidence

proof

examples

evidence

exclamatory sectences

ends in !

Explication

detailed analysis

explicit

clearly and directly stated

exposition

provides necessary background info

extended metaphor

allegory

facts 

objective info, not influenced by opinon 

false casuality

assumes that because two events are correlated, that they mustve caused each other 

false dilemma

presents two options in a complex argument

figurative language

words with illterate interpretations

figures of speech

words used in a non literal way

foreshadowing

hints about the future

formal diction

sophisticated language

freight-train sentences 

three or more independent clauses with conjunctions 

general to paticular

deductive reasoning

genre

catergory of writing

gerund

verb ending in -ing that acts as noun

humor

evokes amusement in an audience

hyperbole

exaggerated statement

idioms

“raining cats and dogs”