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*'''Adumbration:''' the act of providing vague advance indications of a concept to come; also known as "prefiguration" (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])  
*'''Adumbration:''' the act of providing vague advance indications of a concept to come; also known as "prefiguration" (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])  
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*'''Aesthetics''': study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Aesthetics''': study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Affective fallacy''': coined by Wimsatt and Berdsley, the mistake of confusing a rhetorical artifact with its result; evaluating literature by its affect on the reader(see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
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*'''Affective fallacy''': coined by Wimsatt and Berdsley, the mistake of confusing a rhetorical artifact with its result; evaluating literature by its affect on the reader (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
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* '''Agency''': The ability to act and communicate (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]])
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* '''Agency''': the ability to act and communicate (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]])
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*'''Agitator:''' someone who urges others to protest or rebel (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Aleatoric''': chaotic; random; according to chance (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Aleatoric''': chaotic; random; according to chance (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Ancillary:''' providing necessary but secondary support to an organization, institution, or industry (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Ancillary:''' providing necessary but secondary support to an organization, institution, or industry (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Animism''': the spiritual belief, subscribed to by Aristotle, that all objects have souls (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Animism''': the spiritual belief, subscribed to by Aristotle, that all objects have souls (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Antistrophos''': counterpart; opposite companion (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Antistrophos''': counterpart; opposite companion (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Antithetical''': in direct and unequivocal opposition (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Antithetical''': in direct and unequivocal opposition (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Antilogy''': a contradiction in terms or ideas (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Antilogy''': a contradiction in terms or ideas (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Aphorism''': a pithy observation that contains a general truth(see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Aphorism''': a pithy observation that contains a general truth(see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Apodictic philosophy''': something demonstrated therefore true (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Apodictic philosophy''': something demonstrated therefore true (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Architectonic''': productive, a mode of learning rather than merely observation (see [[McKeon, Richard “The Uses of Rhetoric in a Technological Age: Architectonic Productive Arts”]]])
*'''Architectonic''': productive, a mode of learning rather than merely observation (see [[McKeon, Richard “The Uses of Rhetoric in a Technological Age: Architectonic Productive Arts”]]])
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*'''Articulation:''': a connection or linking of parts to form a unity. (see [[Hea, Amy C. Kimme "Riding The Wave"]])
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*'''Articulation''': a connection or linking of parts to form a unity. (see [[Hea, Amy C. Kimme "Riding The Wave"]])
*'''Articulation Theory''': is well-suited to examinations of technology because it addresses a range of cultural concerns manifest in the design, development, production, circulation, and consumption of technologies. (see [[Hea, Amy C. Kimme "Riding The Wave"]])
*'''Articulation Theory''': is well-suited to examinations of technology because it addresses a range of cultural concerns manifest in the design, development, production, circulation, and consumption of technologies. (see [[Hea, Amy C. Kimme "Riding The Wave"]])
*'''Axiological:''' relating to the study of values (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Axiological:''' relating to the study of values (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Axiom''': a self-evident truth that requires no proof (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Axiom''': a self-evident truth that requires no proof (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Canonical''': accepted as being accurate and authoritative (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Canonical''': accepted as being accurate and authoritative (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Casuistry''': the practice of applying general moral principles to specific cases; also known as case ethics (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuistry Casuistry])
*'''Casuistry''': the practice of applying general moral principles to specific cases; also known as case ethics (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuistry Casuistry])
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*'''Categorical imperative''': the philosophical concept proposed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant Immanuel Kant] that moral obligations are binding in all circumstances, regardless of positive or negative consequences (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Categorical imperative''': the philosophical concept proposed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant Immanuel Kant] that moral obligations are binding in all circumstances, regardless of positive or negative consequences (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Chariot allegory''': Socrates compares the soul to chariot horses and their rider. He believes the soul (chariot rider) is immortal and consists of one good horse and one bad horse. The soul is in constant struggle balancing and choosing between the two horses. Through the good soul only, the chariot can make it to eternity or heaven (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Chariot allegory''': Socrates compares the soul to chariot horses and their rider. He believes the soul (chariot rider) is immortal and consists of one good horse and one bad horse. The soul is in constant struggle balancing and choosing between the two horses. Through the good soul only, the chariot can make it to eternity or heaven (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Classical rhetoric''': theory of persuasive discourse (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Classical rhetoric''': theory of persuasive discourse (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Close reading''': meticulous, word-level interpretation, rather than general analysis; has greatly influenced modern criticism (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
*'''Close reading''': meticulous, word-level interpretation, rather than general analysis; has greatly influenced modern criticism (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
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*'''Compendia''': a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Compendia''': a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Comprehensive Sampling''': small enough to code every item (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Comprehensive Sampling''': small enough to code every item (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Constraints''': The elements that affect the rhetorical response to exigence. (see [[Bitzer, Lloyd "The Rhetorical Situation"]])
*'''Continuum''':  a continuous spectrum; a sequence in which the extremes are quite distinct while individual adjacent elements are similar (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Continuum''':  a continuous spectrum; a sequence in which the extremes are quite distinct while individual adjacent elements are similar (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Convenience Sampling''': readily available item(s) with little credibility alone (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Convenience Sampling''': readily available item(s) with little credibility alone (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Data coding''': the act of sorting and classifying artifacts to quantitatively assess certain aspects of it; a five-step process including identifying a set of artifacts, defining a unit to be analyzed, creating codes to classify instances of that unit, testing the reliability of the work, and publicizing results (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Data coding''': the act of sorting and classifying artifacts to quantitatively assess certain aspects of it; a five-step process including identifying a set of artifacts, defining a unit to be analyzed, creating codes to classify instances of that unit, testing the reliability of the work, and publicizing results (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Death of the Author''': Roland Barthe's essay argues that the author's personal background should be irrelevant to interpretation of his or her writing; the concept proposed in the essay (see [[Barthes, Roland "Death of the Author"]])
*'''Death of the Author''': Roland Barthe's essay argues that the author's personal background should be irrelevant to interpretation of his or her writing; the concept proposed in the essay (see [[Barthes, Roland "Death of the Author"]])
*'''Deictic''':  denoting a word or expression whose meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Deictic''':  denoting a word or expression whose meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Diachronic''': relating to phenomena, often literary or cultural, as they occur or change over a period of time (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Diachronic''': relating to phenomena, often literary or cultural, as they occur or change over a period of time (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Dialectic''': two-sided dialogue, formal argumentation system, conversation (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Dialectic''': two-sided dialogue, formal argumentation system, conversation (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Dialectical reasoning''': moving back and forth between contrary lines of reasoning examing both arguments (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Dialectical reasoning''': moving back and forth between contrary lines of reasoning examing both arguments (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Dialogic''': interpretation or understanding of a text based on an interpretation or understanding of other related texts (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
*'''Dialogic''': interpretation or understanding of a text based on an interpretation or understanding of other related texts (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''Dispositio''': the system used for the organization of arguments in Western classical rhetoric (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Dispositio''': the system used for the organization of arguments in Western classical rhetoric (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Doxa''': constantly evolving day-to-day knowledge; "popular belief" (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Doxa''': constantly evolving day-to-day knowledge; "popular belief" (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Endoxa''': commonly held knowledge among a community and its leaders; a more reliable counterpart of doxa
*'''Endoxa''': commonly held knowledge among a community and its leaders; a more reliable counterpart of doxa
*'''Entelechy''': a realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality; the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Entelechy''': a realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality; the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Enthymeme''': abbreviated form of a syllogism which assumes one of two premises is a given (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Enthymeme''': abbreviated form of a syllogism which assumes one of two premises is a given (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Episteme''': knowledge of the absolute, eternal truth (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]], [[Plato]], [http://rhetorclick.com/wiki/Theories_and_Movements#Sophism Sophism] , [[Aristotle]], )
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*'''Episteme''': knowledge of the absolute, eternal truth (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]], [[Plato]], [http://rhetorclick.com/wiki/Theories_and_Movements#Sophism Sophism] , [[Aristotle]], )
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*'''Esperanto''': an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Esperanto''': an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Ethos''': the persuasive appeal of one's character, credibility, or apparent trustworthiness, especially how this character is established by means of speech or discourse (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]]
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*'''Ethos''': the persuasive appeal of one's character, credibility, or apparent trustworthiness, especially how this character is established by means of speech or discourse (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]]
*'''Etymology''': the study of the history of words and their evolution over time (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Etymology''': the study of the history of words and their evolution over time (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Evidentials''': a form of metadiscourse used to express attitudes toward knowledge (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Evidentials''': a form of metadiscourse used to express attitudes toward knowledge (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Existentialism''': a philosophical theory emphasizing the individual as a free and responsible agent determining his or her own development through acts of the will (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Existentialism''': a philosophical theory emphasizing the individual as a free and responsible agent determining his or her own development through acts of the will (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Exegesis''': interpretation of a text often exploring its historical context and seeking to identify its cultural significance (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Exegesis''': interpretation of a text often exploring its historical context and seeking to identify its cultural significance (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]]
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*'''Exordium''': the introduction, especially  of a discourse or treatise (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Exigence''': A problem that needs to be addressed and resolved by rhetoric. (see [[Bitzer, Lloyd "The Rhetorical Situation"]])
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*'''Extrinsic''': not part of the essential nature of someone or something (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Exordium''': the introduction, especially  of a discourse or treatise (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Fallacious''': containing or based on a fallacy (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Fallacious''': containing or based on a fallacy (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Forensic speaking''': use of rhetoric to attack or defend someone in a judicial setting; defined by [[Aristotle]] as one of three forms of rhetoric (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Forensic speaking''': use of rhetoric to attack or defend someone in a judicial setting; defined by [[Aristotle]] as one of three forms of rhetoric (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Inventio''': the system or method used for the discovery of arguments in Western rhetoric (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Intentional fallacy''': the concept that an author's words alone, not intent, should be examined because an author's mind can never be truly known (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
*'''Intentional fallacy''': the concept that an author's words alone, not intent, should be examined because an author's mind can never be truly known (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
*'''Interpretant''': how a person perceives a sign or representation (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_(semiotics)#Triadic_signs Triadic signs])
*'''Interpretant''': how a person perceives a sign or representation (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_(semiotics)#Triadic_signs Triadic signs])
*'''Inter-textual variations''': differences in the way texts are structured through alphanumeric cues (headings and numbers), spatial cues (horizontal and vertical distribution of text) and graphic cues (bullets, arrows, lines, etc.) (see  [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
*'''Inter-textual variations''': differences in the way texts are structured through alphanumeric cues (headings and numbers), spatial cues (horizontal and vertical distribution of text) and graphic cues (bullets, arrows, lines, etc.) (see  [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
*'''Intra-textual variations''': changes in typography and design within a document (see  [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
*'''Intra-textual variations''': changes in typography and design within a document (see  [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
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*'''Inventio''': the system or method used for the discovery of arguments in Western rhetoric (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Inventio''': the system or method used for the discovery of arguments in Western rhetoric (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Isomorphous''': being of identical or similar form, shape, or structure (see [["Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences" by Mikhail Bakhtin]])
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*'''Isomorphous''': being of identical or similar form, shape, or structure (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''Instrumental value judgment''': an argument that uses values as a means to alread accepted ends, or as obstacles to their attainment (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Instrumental value judgment''': an argument that uses values as a means to alread accepted ends, or as obstacles to their attainment (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Intuitionism''': the theory that primary truths and principles, especially those of ethics and metaphysics, are known through intuition rather than learning (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Intuitionism''': the theory that primary truths and principles, especially those of ethics and metaphysics, are known through intuition rather than learning (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Kairos''': the oportune time and/or place; the right or appropriate time to say or do the right thing (see [http://rhetorclick.com/wiki/Theories_and_Movements#Sophism Sophism], [[Aristotle]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isocrates Isocrates], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kairos Kairos]
*'''Kairos''': the oportune time and/or place; the right or appropriate time to say or do the right thing (see [http://rhetorclick.com/wiki/Theories_and_Movements#Sophism Sophism], [[Aristotle]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isocrates Isocrates], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kairos Kairos]
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*'''Krisis''': point of judgment, moment of decision (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Krisis''': point of judgment, moment of decision (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Logology''': study of language and symbols (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Logology''': study of language and symbols (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Logomachies''': a dispute over or about words
*'''Logomachies''': a dispute over or about words
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*'''Logos''': the logical appeal that attempts to persuade the audience using intellect and reason (Persuasive appeals: [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Logos''': the logical appeal that attempts to persuade the audience using intellect and reason (Persuasive appeals: [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Logical empiricism''': the school of philosophy that combines empiricism (the idea that observational evidence is indispensable for knowledge of the world) with a version of rationalism incorporating mathematical and logico-linguistic constructs (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Logical empiricism''': the school of philosophy that combines empiricism (the idea that observational evidence is indispensable for knowledge of the world) with a version of rationalism incorporating mathematical and logico-linguistic constructs (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Natura naturans''': nature doing what nature does (see [["Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences" by Mikhail Bakhtin]])
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*'''Natura naturans''': nature doing what nature does (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''Natura naurata''': nature already created (see [["Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences" by Mikhail Bakhtin]])
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*'''Natura naurata''': nature already created (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
*'''New Criticism''': a movement that viewed texts as completely autonomous (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
*'''New Criticism''': a movement that viewed texts as completely autonomous (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
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*'''New Rhetoric''': theory of argumentation (See [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''New Rhetoric''': theory of argumentation (See [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Node''': any object which is linked to another object (see [[Slatin, John M. "Reading Hypertext: Order and Coherence in a New Medium"]])
*'''Node''': any object which is linked to another object (see [[Slatin, John M. "Reading Hypertext: Order and Coherence in a New Medium"]])
*'''Nominalism''': the belief that universals are mere names without any reality (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Nominalism''': the belief that universals are mere names without any reality (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Non-monotonic reasoning''': reasoning in which adding new information changes the outcome (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
*'''Non-monotonic reasoning''': reasoning in which adding new information changes the outcome (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
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*'''Nonverbal Units''': help explore how something is communicated through physical phenomena (gestures, facial expressions) or aspects of speech (loudness, pitch, rate of speech) (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Nonverbal units''': physical communication such as gestures and facial expressions or characteristics of speech such as volume, pitch, and speed (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Narrative paradigm''': [[Walter Fisher]]'s theory that all forms of communication are a type of storytelling and that all human experience evolves as a type of "narrative"; contrast to the "Rational World Paradigm" (see [[Fisher, Walter "Narration as a Human Communication Paradigm"]])
*'''Narrative paradigm''': [[Walter Fisher]]'s theory that all forms of communication are a type of storytelling and that all human experience evolves as a type of "narrative"; contrast to the "Rational World Paradigm" (see [[Fisher, Walter "Narration as a Human Communication Paradigm"]])
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*'''Organon''': an instrument for acquiring knowledge; specifically, a body of principles of scientific or philosophic investigation (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Organon''': an instrument for acquiring knowledge; specifically, a body of principles of scientific or philosophic investigation (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Orthographic''': a projection of a single view of an object onto a drawing surface in which the lines of projection are perpendicular to the drawing surface (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Orthographic''': a projection of a single view of an object onto a drawing surface in which the lines of projection are perpendicular to the drawing surface (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Parlance''': a particular way of speaking, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Parlance''': a particular way of speaking, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Paradeigma''': use of example or anecdotal evidence to prove a point (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Paradeigma''': use of example or anecdotal evidence to prove a point (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Parole''': the use of language, which is time-conscious and related to diachronic linguistics (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
*'''Parole''': the use of language, which is time-conscious and related to diachronic linguistics (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Pathos''': the appeal to emotion and shared values; often used in advertising and thought to be manipulative but also extrmeely effective (Persuasive appeals: [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]]
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*'''Pathos''': the appeal to emotion and shared values; often used in advertising and thought to be manipulative but also extremely effective (Persuasive appeals: [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]]
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*'''Pejorative''': a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Pejorative''': a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Perennial''': continuing without interruption (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Perennial''': continuing without interruption (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Phoneme''': a unit of the phonetic system of a language that corresponds to a set of similar speech sounds perceived to be a single distinctive sound in the language (e.g., the velar \k\ of cool and the palatal \k\ of keel) (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Phoneme''': a unit of the phonetic system of a language that corresponds to a set of similar speech sounds perceived to be a single distinctive sound in the language (e.g., the velar \k\ of cool and the palatal \k\ of keel) (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
*'''Pisteis''': proofs, persuasive appeals: (logos, ethos, pathos); artistic (logical, logos, nonlogical, ethos and pathos) and inartistic (tangible evidence) (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
*'''Pisteis''': proofs, persuasive appeals: (logos, ethos, pathos); artistic (logical, logos, nonlogical, ethos and pathos) and inartistic (tangible evidence) (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
* '''Play theory''': the theory that any and all activities have rules, specific outcomes, and some sort of strategy to win (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]] )
* '''Play theory''': the theory that any and all activities have rules, specific outcomes, and some sort of strategy to win (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]] )
* '''Player agents''': people involved in the process of play theory (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]] )
* '''Player agents''': people involved in the process of play theory (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]] )
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*'''Poeis''': fine arts (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Poeis''': fine arts (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Polyglossia''': the hybrid nature of language (see [[Mikhail Bakhtin]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakhtin#The_Dialogic_Imagination:_Chronotope.2C_Heteroglossia The Dialogic Imagination]
*'''Polyglossia''': the hybrid nature of language (see [[Mikhail Bakhtin]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakhtin#The_Dialogic_Imagination:_Chronotope.2C_Heteroglossia The Dialogic Imagination]
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*'''Positivist empiricism''': emphasizes role of experience and evidence especially sensory perception (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Positivist empiricism''': emphasizes role of experience and evidence especially sensory perception (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Priori''': relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Priori''': relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Promulgation''': to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.). (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Promulgation''': making known by open declaration; proclaiming formally or put into operation (as in a law, decree of a court, etc.) (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Proofs''': Justification, reasoning, argumentation. (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Proofs''': Justification, reasoning, argumentation. (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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== Q-T ==
*'''Random sampling''': the process of collecting data by assigning a number to each element in the overall set, then use a random number generator to select units of data from the set (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Random sampling''': the process of collecting data by assigning a number to each element in the overall set, then use a random number generator to select units of data from the set (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Rationalism''': the theory that truth is intellectual, not sensory, and can only be known through deductive reasoning (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Rationalism''': the theory that truth is intellectual, not sensory, and can only be known through deductive reasoning (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Rationalistic idealism''': the theory that a criterion of truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Rationalistic idealism''': the theory that a criterion of truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Rediscovering''': the effects of analogy or isomorphism with current forms of knowledge that allow the perception of forgotten or obscured figures (See [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Rediscovering''': the effects of analogy or isomorphism with current forms of knowledge that allow the perception of forgotten or obscured figures (See [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Replicability''': in research, the ability of others to yield the same or similar results as those in a completed study (see [[Rickly, Rebecca "Messy Contexts: Research as a Rhetorical Situation"]])
*'''Replicability''': in research, the ability of others to yield the same or similar results as those in a completed study (see [[Rickly, Rebecca "Messy Contexts: Research as a Rhetorical Situation"]])
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*'''Rhetorical Situation''': the context of a rhetorical event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints. Two leading views of the rhetorical situation exist today. One argues that a situation determines and brings about rhetoric, while the other proposes that rhetoric creates “situations” by making issues salient. (see [[Lloyd Bitzer]], [[Richard Vatz]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_situation Rhetorical Situation Wikipedia])
*'''Rhetorical Situation''': the context of a rhetorical event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints. Two leading views of the rhetorical situation exist today. One argues that a situation determines and brings about rhetoric, while the other proposes that rhetoric creates “situations” by making issues salient. (see [[Lloyd Bitzer]], [[Richard Vatz]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_situation Rhetorical Situation Wikipedia])
*'''Rhetorical units''': equivalent texts or portions of texts with the same author, intended audience, and purpose (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Rhetorical units''': equivalent texts or portions of texts with the same author, intended audience, and purpose (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Salience''': The emphasis of value in certain events and aspects that the rhetor decides.  (see [[Vatz, Richard "The Myth of the Rhetorical Situation]])
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*'''Semantic''': of or relating to meaning in language (see [["Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences" by Mikhail Bakhtin]])
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*'''Semantic''': of or relating to meaning in language (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''Semiology''': the study of signs (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Semiology''': the study of signs (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Signified''': the mental concept of an object being represented by a word or sign (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Signified''': the mental concept of an object being represented by a word or sign (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Signifier''': the material (or physical form) of the sign (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Signifier''': the material (or physical form) of the sign (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
*'''Spatiotemporal:''' belonging to both space and time or to space-time (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Spatiotemporal:''' belonging to both space and time or to space-time (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Syllogism''': a logical, deductive conclusion drawn from two related premises (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Syllogism''': a logical, deductive conclusion drawn from two related premises (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Supra-textual structuring''': visual cues that create coherence between elements of a document, e.g., headers, indentation, page orientation, white space, placement of extra-textual elements such as data display and pictures, icons, page color, and lines (see [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
*'''Supra-textual structuring''': visual cues that create coherence between elements of a document, e.g., headers, indentation, page orientation, white space, placement of extra-textual elements such as data display and pictures, icons, page color, and lines (see [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
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*'''Synchronic''': relating to language or other phenomena at a specific period; opposite of diachronic (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Synchronic''': relating to language or other phenomena at a specific period; opposite of diachronic (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
*'''Suasory:''' intended to persuade (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])  
*'''Suasory:''' intended to persuade (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])  
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*'''Subjectivism''': the theory that that knowledge is subjective and that there is no external or objective truth (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Subjectivism''': the theory that that knowledge is subjective and that there is no external or objective truth (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''T-units''': “consist of a principle clause and any subordinate clauses or non-clausal structures attached to or embedded in it” – Geisler (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''T-units''': “consist of a principle clause and any subordinate clauses or non-clausal structures attached to or embedded in it” – Geisler (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Tautology''': the use of different words to say the same thing twice; a statement that is true because of its logical form (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Tautology''': the use of different words to say the same thing twice; a statement that is true because of its logical form (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Techne''': an art or craft, rather than a knack (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Techne''': an art or craft, rather than a knack (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Telos''': an ultimate end (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Telos''': an ultimate end (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Trivium''': an introductory curriculum at medieval universities involving the study of grammar, rhetoric, and logic (see [[Bryant, Donald C. "Rhetoric: Its Functions and Its Scope"]])
*'''Trivium''': an introductory curriculum at medieval universities involving the study of grammar, rhetoric, and logic (see [[Bryant, Donald C. "Rhetoric: Its Functions and Its Scope"]])

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