Chapter 4 vocab Flashcards
Oxymoron
Paradox consisting of two contradictory words
Paradox
statement seems contradictory, but it is ironically true
Parallelism
similar structures in pairs/series of words
Pathos
emotional appeal
Oxymoron example
peaceful revolution, jumbo shrimp
Paradox example
“to live outside of the law you must be honest”
Parallelism example
no pain, no gain
Pathos example
Lou Gehrig speech
Periodic sentence
main clause is not delivered until the end
Periodic sentence example
in spite of the cold temps. and the snow, the game will continue
Peroration
final part of an argument, moves to the conclusion
Persona
Fake face the speaker presents
Persona example
Lou Gehrig= famous in speech presents as a common man
Personification
giving lifelike qualities to anatimate objects
Polemic
aggressive argument, does not except the other side
Polemic example
Broccoli is the bane of all children’s existence
Polysyndeton
multiple conjunctions between coordinate phrases
Post Hoc ergo prompter hoc
something that happened earlier cannot always be the cause for an event
propaganda
spread of misinformation, for a cause
Purpose
goal of the speakerP
qualified argument
argument is not absolute, acknowledges opposing views to make your argument stronger
qualifier
temper the claim, words like probably, maybe, usually
Qualitative evidence
supported by reason, tradition, precedent
Quantitative evidence
can be measured
rebuttal
voice for possible objections
red herring
logical fallacy to distract reader
refutation
denial of truth in opposing argument
reservation
terms+conditions for qualifier
rhetoric
art of persuading
rhetorical appeals
ethos, pathos, logos
rhetorical question
figure of speech to gauge the reader in question form with out looking for an answer
rhetorical triangle
diagram of speaker, audience, subject relationship
