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[ok-si-mawr-on, -mohr-]
Figure of speech in which contradictory terms appeal in conjunction.

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[ref-yoo-tey-shuh n]
denotes that part of an argument where a speaker encounters contradictory points.

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[ret-er-ik]
Rhetoric is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form.

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[ri-tawr-i-kuh l, -tor-] [kwes-chuh n]
A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.

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[sin-taks]
the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language and
the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words.

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[skeem]
a change in standard word order.

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[sim-uh-lee]
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, using "like or as".

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[thee-sis]
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections

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[met-uh-fawr, -fer]
The definition of a metaphor is a word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description.

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[sil-uh-jis-em]
is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true.

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[si-nek-duh-kee]
a type of troupe, which adds visual imagery to the passage and enhances the readers experiences.

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[sat-ahyuh r]
show foolishness or vice in governments and literature.

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[strô] men (mĕn)
A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not advanced by that opponent

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[zoog-muh]
rhetorical use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one.

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[uhn-der-steyt-muh nt, uhn-der-steyt-]
the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts

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[troop]
A literary trope is the use of figurative language – via word, phrase, or even an image – for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech. The word trope has also come to be used for describing commonly recurring literary and rhetorical devices, motifs or clichés in creative works