
1) Apology 2) Defence 3) Defense 4) Formal defense 5) Formal explanation 6) Formal justification 7) Formal written defense 8) Literary defense 9) Vindication 10) Written defense 11) Written explanation 12) Written justification
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Apologia is a form of practiced rhetoric used in self-defense and as the vindication of a person, and of a course of action. The apologia is a persuasive rhetorical device common to politics and to public relations, and is an analytical term in genre criticism. An apologia entails the speaker publicly expressing remorse for wrong-doing; likewise, ...
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An apologia is a defense of one’s conduct or opinions. It’s related to our concept of “apology,” but in many cases it’s the precise opposite of an apology! When you apologize, you’re saying “I did the wrong thing, and I regret it.” But in an apologia, you’re defending yourself, either by saying that what you did wasn’t wrong or ...
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a literary defense of a person or situation, also an explanation or detailed accounting of an event or belief.
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an apology, as in defense or justification of a belief, idea, etc. · a work written as an explanation or justification of one's motives, convictions, or acts.
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