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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]])
 
*'''Adumbration:''' the act of providing vague advance indications of a concept to come; also known as "prefiguration" (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])  
*'''Adumbration:''' the act of providing vague advance indications of a concept to come; also known as "prefiguration" (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])  
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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]])
*'''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 [["How to Read a Page" by I. A. Richards]])
*'''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 [["How to Read a Page" by I. A. Richards]])
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* '''Agency''': The ability to act and communicate (See [[Moeller Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping"]]
*'''Agitator:''' someone who urges others to protest or rebel (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
*'''Agitator:''' someone who urges others to protest or rebel (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
*'''Aleatoric''': chaotic; random; according to chance (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
*'''Aleatoric''': chaotic; random; according to chance (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])

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