31-45 Flashcards
Epigraph
A quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a work suggestive of its theme
Equivocation
Words used to create ambiguity, usually by using the same word in two different sense in an argument. This ambiguity is generally used to manipulate the target audience
Ethical Appeal (ethos)
An appeal made in a text or speech that is based on the reputation of the author or speaker. Speakers claim appears valid because the target audience trusts the speaker’s reputation
Example
An individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern
Explication
The act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text
Exposition
Background information provided by a writer to enhance understanding
False Analogy
An attempt to use two cases that are not sufficiently parallel to accept a connection
Fiction
A text that is the product of a writers imagination, using characters, plot, setting, point of view and theme. Effective writers create texts that make remembering the story is not real difficult
Figurative Language
A word or words that are inaccurate literally, but describe by calling to mind sensations or responses that the thing described evokes
Generalization
A position or claim established by a writer based on an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable
Hyperbole
Conscious exaggeration to heighten effect
Image
A word or words used to describe a sensory expression
Imagery
Words used to create a strong unified sensory impression
Inversion
Variation of the normal word order
Logic
An implied comparison when one thing is directly called another
