87.... Flashcards
propaganda trantsfer
appeals to a persons imagination of something we like or trust
glittering –propa
virtue words of glittering generalities–used to dupe us
testimonial
respected celeb. claims they like or domt like something
plain folks
by speaker to convince audience that idea is good
distortion of data or out of context
convince audience by using selected info and not representing whole story
testimonial 2
same as other???????
scapegoat
blames another person
artificial dichotomy
someone claims there are only 2 sides of a story and both should be represented
deification
idea is made to appear holy
conceit
comparison but is when writer tries to make us admit a similarity between 2 things
claim
gives an argument to support his position
catharsis
emotional discharge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal
cliche
expression thats been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning
concession
used where one acknowledges a point made by ones opponent
concession
writer is logical and fair minded, able to realize that every argument has several sides