| anecdote | A brief, personal story or account used as examples to illustrate a point or support a claim. |
| audience | The intended readers or listeners for whom a writer creates an argument or message. |
| conclusion | The closing section of a written work that summarizes key points, reinforces the main argument, and provides closure. |
| context | The circumstances, background, and setting in which writing occurs that influence how a message is crafted and received. |
| exigence | The problem, issue, or circumstance that prompts a writer to create an argument or communicate a message. |
| implication | The consequences or logical effects of an argument that a conclusion may explain. |
| introduction | The opening section of a written work that establishes context, engages the reader, and introduces the main topic or argument. |
| message | The main idea or content that a writer communicates to an audience. |
| purpose | The intended goal or objective of a piece of writing, such as to persuade, inform, entertain, or explain. |
| rhetorical situation | The context in which communication occurs, including the exigence, audience, writer, purpose, context, and message. |
| significance | The importance or meaning of evidence in relation to the argument being made. |
| thesis | The main, overarching claim a writer is seeking to defend or prove using reasoning supported by evidence. |
| unified end | A cohesive closing that brings all elements of an argument together toward a single purpose. |
| writer | The person who creates and presents an argument or message to an audience. |