Literary and Historical Concepts

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Rhetoric

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The art of persuasive writing or speaking.

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Rhetor

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The name given to a persuasive speaker.

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Direct address

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Addressing the speaker directly.

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Anecdote

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A short, amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

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Facts

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A thing that is known or proven to be true.

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Opinion as Fact

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A belief which cannot be proven to be true, sometimes presented as though it is factually true.

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Repetition

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Repeating something that has already been said or written.

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Rhetorical question

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A question which does not require an answer.

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Exaggeration/ hyperbole

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A statement which represents something as better or worse than it really is.

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Emotive language

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Words which provoke an emotional response from the audience.