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- 1AssumptionsAn unexamined and unproven belief inferred from the context and dialectic of the written text or worldview of the audience
- 2ElenchusMeans dialectics, the Socratic Rationalism used to logically elicit truth from question and answer.
- 3OratoryThe rationale and practice of persuasive public speaking. It has immediate audience relationships and reactions, but may also have broad historical repercussions.
- 4InventionOne of the five parts of classic rhetoric, the invention is defined as the discovery and research of valid arguments to support a Idea.
- 5Communities of DiscourseA collective that abides by the same set of values and beliefs, directed towards a common goal. Within the communities, there may be specific methods and means of communication unique to that community.
- 6The Seven Liberal ArtsGrammar, Logic, Rhetoric (Trivium) and Arithmetic, Astronomy, Music, and Geometry (Quadrivium)
- 7DenotationThe literal meaning of a word which does not extend to any hidden meaning or implication.
- 8DevelopmentThe "middle" part of writing which refers to building evidence and arguments in support of the primary idea. The incremental movement towards a stated end.
- 9FractalForm repeating at scale.
- 10The Golden MeanAristotle's principle meaning Equinimtas (Latin) which means in an equilibrium. "The middle ground between extremes."
- 11Microcosm - MacrocosmWhat is true of a part is identically true of the whole. What is true of the whole is identically true of every part.
- 12Natura Non Facit SaltumThe general notion that there are no gaps in development. Non - Sequitur, nature does not advance by leaps.
- 13IdeaAn overall message or topic that the entire text gradually develops and can be related back to in terms of writing. The other definition is a principle or standard that an individual develops that originates from nothing
- 14SyllogismAristotle's theory, a deduction of three sentences, two premises and a conclusion. The middle term joins the two premises and from that a conclusion can be logically derived.
- 15Transitional TermsDevices that are like bridges between parts of a paper that help the reader interpret ideas as the paper develops. They help carry thoughts from one sentence to another.
- 16Summary ParagraphA specific concept to restate what was said in the beginning and middle with a different light.
- 17Organic ArrangementIdiosyncratic, meaning that it is contained within and determined by an individual text or topic. The elements' order can vary in this case.
- 18Taxonomic ArrangementFrom Classical rhetoric, asserts an organization that applies throughout to all parts of the text. A sequential method of organizing parts of a speech or text.
- 19EtymologyThe investigation of word histories and exploring the unique origin of words.
- 20PrejudiceThe premature judging and interpretation of individuals and societies.
- 21LanguageA system of conventional spoken, manual, or written symbols through which humans as a part of a social group communicate and express themselves.
- 22Strategic IncomprehensibilityA tactic in Modern Rhetoric that uses complicated, obscure, elite, dense, abstract and difficult words to create a sphere of discourse that opposes mass culture.
- 23RealpolitikA system of political principles that are based on practical
- 24Narrative FramingA process of controlling a story and eliciting an interpretation or reaction from the audience.
- 25Lexical LinksWords of vocabulary in writing that are related to one another based on grammar and structure of the text to develop ambiguous terms.
- 26ThesisThe primary idea which is stated and developed through supporting ideas and arguments in a text.
- 27RefutatioThe process or argumentative opposition to disprove or falsify an idea or theory.
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