Final Exam Class Flashcards
What does the C in CAR Check mean
The Credibility of the source
What is a simile
Comparing things using like or as
What figurative language is used if someone exaggerates something to the extreme
Hyperbole
What is an Antonym
Something meaning the opposite
What is a Synonym
Something meaning the same
What is the Climax
The most intense point of the story / The turning point
What is the resolution
The end of the story/ties all loose ends
What is Ethos
Persuasion based on credibility
What is Pathos
Persuasion based on emotion
What is logos
Persuasion based on logic
Strawman Fallacy
The oversimplification of someone’s argument
Slippery Slope
The argument that an event will inevitably happen, without any proof/examples
What is the exposition
The beginning of the story/introduces the characters
What is the rising action?
The tension building up to the climax/Conflict happens
What is the falling action?
The tension winding down into the resolution