This printable crossword puzzle has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
An attack on the person, rather than an attack of his/her ideas or reasoning.
Repetition of initial sounds in words to emphasize a rhetorical point.
An implicit reference to something, usually to a piece of literature or event
Clash between things from different historical eras
An illustrative comparison between things that have a similar function or structure
An illustrative story
Widely accepted truth
a suggestion that a reader should agree with an idea because a respected authority happens to believe it.
An attempt to persuade the reader through an emotionally charged anecdote or allusion
Process if seeming to address a question without actually doing so, or assuming that the answer to a question is obvious when it is, in fact, not
The use of imagery, diction, or description to convey a particular attitude toward a person
The act of acknowledging a point of argument to the opposition to preempt potential attacks that your opponent might use against you.
The emotional, historic, and sensual associations of a word
A fancy word for teaching, used in writing to instruct the reader about a concept
A class of rhetorical devices that attempt to elicit moral sentiments in order to make a point.
A term that makes something seem more positive than it is.
A person or thing that makes someone or something else seem better by contrast
A deliberate exaggeration for persuasive effect
An examination of an argument in terms of its logical support
A deliberate reversal of expectations in order to surprise a reader