Claim
The writer or speaker's position on an issue
Support
The reasons and evidence that support a claim
Rhetorical Devices
techniques to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively.
Repetition
Uses the same word or words more than once for emphasis
Parallelism
Uses Similar Grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance. Often creates rhythm.
Analogy
Makes a comparison between two subjects that are alike in some ways.
Momentous
Adj. of great importance
Default
v. to fail to keep a promise, especially a promise to repay a loan.
Legitimate
adj. justifiable, reasonable
militancy
n. the act of aggressively supporting a political or social cause
inextricably
adv. in a way impossible to untangle
Jeremiad
a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes. "the jeremiads of puritan preachers warning of moral decay
Allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Epistrophe
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences