Rhetoric

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Across
  1. 3. The circumstances surrounding a speech or piece of writing
  2. 4. Proof that your argument is better than the counterclaim
  3. 5. Convinces an audience by creating an emotional response
  4. 6. Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
  5. 9. Information or facts that support the argument
  6. 10. The specific group of people listening to or reading the work of a speaker or writer
  7. 11. Convinces an audience by establishing the authority or trustworthiness of the speaker
  8. 12. The main argument
  9. 15. Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of nearby words
Down
  1. 1. Grabs the audiences attention
  2. 2. Repeating words or phrases for emphasis
  3. 5. The goal a speaker or writer is trying to achieve
  4. 7. A short personal story used to illustrate a point
  5. 8. An opposing argument
  6. 13. Direct comparision between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"
  7. 14. Convinces an audience based on facts, evidence, and logical reasoning