The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work.
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Dogmatic
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Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.
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Didactic
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Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.
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Diatribe
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A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
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infidel
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a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own
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Conceit
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A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar
objects.
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Anaphora
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A sub-type of parallelism, when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines
or sentences.
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Syllogism
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From the Greek for "reckoning together," a syllogism is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.
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Invective
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An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.
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Petulant
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Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
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Synecdoche
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A figure of speech in which a part of something is used
to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part.
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Epigram
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A brief witty statement.
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Ellipsis
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the omission of a word or several words necessary for a complete construction that is still understandable.
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Euphemism
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Euphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.
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Metonymy
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a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.
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Fallacy
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An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.
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Prose
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one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.
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Antecedent
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Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
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Tacit
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Understood or implied without being stated.
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Antithesis
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Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.
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Colloquial/Colloquialism
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The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.
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Pernicious
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Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
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Pedantic
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An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
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Anachronism
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A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.
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Aphorism
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Terse statement of unknown authorship which expresses a general truth or moral
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Allegory
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The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent and abstraction in addition to literal meaning.
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Semantics
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The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.
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Hubris
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Excessive pride that often affects tone.
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Vex
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Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.
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Bellicose
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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
