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noun

  • A method of persuasion used to create a convincing argument, traditionally categorized as ethos (character/credibility), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic/reason).

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Choose a need or an issue that is important to you, because you will develop a rhetorical appeal to inform and convince your audience.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

You may find, for example, that your primary communication to readers would be better achieved with a different mode or that you need stronger transitions to move your reader through your rhetorical appeal.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

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Possible Synonyms

  • how you win a debate
  • persuasive strategy
  • the three pillars of argument
  • argumentative technique
  • the convince button

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other words

  • just noise
  • logical fallacy
  • losing the room
  • unconvincing argument
  • argument killer

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