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Question 1

Dialect

Answer 1

The language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people. The term dialect involves the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them

Question 2

Hubris

Answer 2

is extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall. In literature, portrayal of hubristic characters serves to achieve a moralistic end. Such characters are eventually punished thus giving a moral lesson to the audience and the readers so that they are motivated to improve their characters by removing the flaws that can cause a tragedy in their lives. Witnessing a tragic hero suffering due to his hubristic actions, the audience or the readers may fear that the same fate may befall them if they indulge in similar kinds of actions

Question 3

Anti-hero

Answer 3

literary device used by writers for a prominent character in a play or book that has characteristics opposite to that of a conventional hero.

Question 4

Band Wagon

Answer 4

a persuasive technique and a type of propaganda through which a writer persuades his readers, so that majority could agree with the argument of the writer, suggesting that since majority agrees, the reader should too, such as
“Everyone is voting for David, so definitely he is a presidential candidate.”

Question 5

BandWagon - Function

Answer 5

The purpose of this technique is to make the audience think and act in a way that majority follows.

Question 6

Propaganda

Answer 6

We can easily find this technique in mass media advertising, politics and literature. Very popular in academic commentary and is taken as an interchangeable form of communication. To persuade readers and mold their perceptions about a particular cause.

Question 7

Propaganda Transfer

Answer 7

appeals to a person’s imagination of something we like or trust.
Trump: “Make America Great Again

Question 8

Propaganda-Glittering Generalities

Answer 8

Virtue words or glittering generality: These words are used to dupe us into accepting and approving of things without examining the evidence carefully.

Question 9

Propaganda-Testimonial

Answer 9

when some respected (or alternatively someone generally hated) claims that an idea or product is good (or bad)

Question 10

Propaganda-Plain Folks

Answer 10

used by a speaker to convince an audience that an idea is good because they are the same ideas of the vast majority of people like themselves.