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\r\n\r\nAlliteration<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe repetition of the initial sounds of words.\r\n\r\nAntithesis<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRhetorical strategy that uses contrasting statements in order to make a rhetorical point.\r\n\r\nCliche\u0301s<\/strong>\r\n\r\nPhrases or expressions that, because of overuse, have lost their rhetorical power.\r\n\r\nColloquialisms<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWords or phrases used in informal speech but not typically used in formal speech.\r\n\r\nCommunication<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAttempts to reproduce what is in our minds in the minds of our audience.\r\n\r\nGeneric \u201che\u201d or \u201cman\u201d<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLanguage that uses words such as \u201che\u201d or \u201cmankind\u201d to refer to the male and female population.\r\n\r\nHedges<\/strong>\r\n\r\nPowerless phrases such as \u201cI thought we should,\u201d \u201cI sort of think,\u201d or \u201cMaybe we should\u201d that communicate uncertainty.\r\n\r\nHeterosexist Language<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLanguage that assumes the heterosexual orientation of a person or group of people.\r\n\r\nHyperbole<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe use of moderate exaggeration for effect.\r\n\r\nJargon<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe specialized language of a group or profession.\r\n\r\nLanguage<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe means by which we communicate\u2014a system of symbols we use to form messages.\r\n
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\r\n\r\nMan-linked Terms<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTerms such as \u201cfireman\u201d or \u201cpolicemen\u201d that incorrectly identify a job as linked only to a male.\r\n\r\nMetaphors<\/strong>\r\n\r\nComparisons made by speaking of one thing in terms of another.\r\n\r\nQualifiers<\/strong>\r\n\r\nPowerless words such as \u201caround\u201d or \u201cabout\u201d that make your sentences less definitive.\r\n\r\nRegionalisms<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCustomary words or phrases used in different geographic regions.\r\n\r\nSexist Language<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLanguage that unnecessarily identifies sex or linguistically erases females through the use of man- linked terms and\/or the use of \u201che\u201d or \u201cman\u201d as generics.\r\n\r\nSimiles<\/strong>\r\n\r\nComparisons made by speaking of one thing in terms of another using the word \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d to make the comparison.\r\n\r\nSlang<\/strong>\r\n\r\nType of language that most people understand but that is not considered acceptable in formal or polite conversation.\r\n\r\nSpotlighting<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLanguage such as \u201cmale nurse\u201d that suggests a person is deviating from the \u201cnormal\u201d person who would do a particular job and implies that someone\u2019s sex is relevant to a particular job.\r\n\r\nTag Questions<\/strong>\r\n\r\nPowerless language exemplified by ending statements with questions such as \u201cDon\u2019t you think?\u201d or \u201cDon\u2019t you agree?\u201d\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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GLOSSARY<\/h3>\n
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Alliteration<\/strong><\/p>\n

The repetition of the initial sounds of words.<\/p>\n

Antithesis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhetorical strategy that uses contrasting statements in order to make a rhetorical point.<\/p>\n

Cliche\u0301s<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phrases or expressions that, because of overuse, have lost their rhetorical power.<\/p>\n

Colloquialisms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Words or phrases used in informal speech but not typically used in formal speech.<\/p>\n

Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attempts to reproduce what is in our minds in the minds of our audience.<\/p>\n

Generic \u201che\u201d or \u201cman\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Language that uses words such as \u201che\u201d or \u201cmankind\u201d to refer to the male and female population.<\/p>\n

Hedges<\/strong><\/p>\n

Powerless phrases such as \u201cI thought we should,\u201d \u201cI sort of think,\u201d or \u201cMaybe we should\u201d that communicate uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Heterosexist Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

Language that assumes the heterosexual orientation of a person or group of people.<\/p>\n

Hyperbole<\/strong><\/p>\n

The use of moderate exaggeration for effect.<\/p>\n

Jargon<\/strong><\/p>\n

The specialized language of a group or profession.<\/p>\n

Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

The means by which we communicate\u2014a system of symbols we use to form messages.<\/p>\n

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Man-linked Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Terms such as \u201cfireman\u201d or \u201cpolicemen\u201d that incorrectly identify a job as linked only to a male.<\/p>\n

Metaphors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comparisons made by speaking of one thing in terms of another.<\/p>\n

Qualifiers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Powerless words such as \u201caround\u201d or \u201cabout\u201d that make your sentences less definitive.<\/p>\n

Regionalisms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Customary words or phrases used in different geographic regions.<\/p>\n

Sexist Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

Language that unnecessarily identifies sex or linguistically erases females through the use of man- linked terms and\/or the use of \u201che\u201d or \u201cman\u201d as generics.<\/p>\n

Similes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comparisons made by speaking of one thing in terms of another using the word \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d to make the comparison.<\/p>\n

Slang<\/strong><\/p>\n

Type of language that most people understand but that is not considered acceptable in formal or polite conversation.<\/p>\n

Spotlighting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Language such as \u201cmale nurse\u201d that suggests a person is deviating from the \u201cnormal\u201d person who would do a particular job and implies that someone\u2019s sex is relevant to a particular job.<\/p>\n

Tag Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Powerless language exemplified by ending statements with questions such as \u201cDon\u2019t you think?\u201d or \u201cDon\u2019t you agree?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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