5
rhetorical situation(noun, expression, act, philosophy, writing)
4
purpose(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
4
audience(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
4
occasion(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
4
situation(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
4
subject(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
3
symbolic motive(noun, expression, act, philosophy, writing)
3
value context(noun, expression, act, philosophy, writing)
3
author(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
3
cultural narrative(noun, expression, act, philosophy, writing)
3
focus(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
3
genre(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
3
good reason(noun, expression, act, philosophy, writing)
3
message(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
3
myth(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
2
value(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
2
motive(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
2
narrative(noun, act, philosophy, writing, discourse)
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