ELA Vocab for pop quiz

Question 1

Abstractions

Answer 1

the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.

Question 2

Anadiplosis

Answer 2

Rhetorical device where a word or phrase at the end of a sentence or phrase is repeated at the beginning of the next sentence or phrase.

Question 3

Argument Ad hominem

Answer 3

an argument attacking an individual’s character rather than his or her position on an issue.

Question 4

Aphorism

Answer 4

a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance

Question 5

Asyndeton

Answer 5

A deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses; it speeds the pace of the sentence.

Question 6

Parallelism/Parallel Structure

Answer 6

A grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence. It involves and arrangement of words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased

Question 7

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Answer 7

Latin phrase sometimes called post hoc; a fallacy that states because one event followed another event, the first event caused the second event to occur

Question 8

Syllogism

Answer 8

a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise.

Question 9

Synthesis

Answer 9

The composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole.

Question 10

Ethos
Pathos
Logos

Answer 10

1.The rhetorical appeal to ethics (right and wrong) and\or the credibility of the speaker
2. The rhetorical appeal to emotions.
3. The rhetorical appeal to logic or reason.