Cumulative Vocab Test words Flashcards
Strawman Fallacy
Arguing about something else instead of the actual topic (Arguing with a strawman)
Begging the question
When you assume something that has not been directly stated.
Ad Hominem
Attacking the person instead of attacking their argument.
No true scotsman
Not being manly enough, refusing to change ideals, one track mindset
Bandwagon
When you argue in favor of something just based on its popularity
Understatement (Satire)
underselling something (She was by no means underfed)
Mock encomium
Fake praise which suggests blame instead
Grotesque
Sick humor, anything grotesque or sickly humored
Comic juxtaposition
Linking together things that otherwise have no correlation (your love is like a piece of toilet paper)
Mock Epic
Mock classical stories of heroes and such like the Odyssey, hercules, etc
Parody
Mimicking the styles and techniques of someone else
Aphorism
Short statements to get a point across (The early bird gets the worm: Get there early)
Zeugma
Linking of ideas (She opened the door and her heart to the orphan)
Chiasmus
The order of words is reversed in the second half (Ask not what the country can do for you, but what you can do for your country)
Asyndeton
Not using conjunctions between words for effect and drama (He was brave, fearless, afraid of nothing)
