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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"]])
*'''Antilogy''': a contradiction in terms or ideas (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''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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*'''Classical rhetoric''': theory of persuasive discourse (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''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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*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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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*'''Exigence''': A problem that needs to be addressed and resolved by rhetoric. (see [[Bitzer, Lloyd "The Rhetorical Situation"]])
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*'''Exordium''': the introduction, especially  of a discourse or treatise (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Exordium''': the introduction, especially  of a discourse or treatise (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''New Rhetoric''': theory of argumentation (See [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''New Rhetoric''': theory of argumentation (See [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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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]
*'''Positivist empiricism''': emphasizes role of experience and evidence especially sensory perception (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''Proofs''': Justification, reasoning, argumentation. (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Proofs''': Justification, reasoning, argumentation. (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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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"]])  
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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"]])
*'''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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