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ELA Eodice 2021-22 > Final Exam Class Flashcards > Flashcards

Final Exam Class Flashcards

1
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What does the C in CAR Check mean

A

The Credibility of the source

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2
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What is a simile

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Comparing things using like or as

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3
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What figurative language is used if someone exaggerates something to the extreme

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Hyperbole

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4
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What is an Antonym

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Something meaning the opposite

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5
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What is a Synonym

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Something meaning the same

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What is the Climax

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The most intense point of the story / The turning point

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7
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What is the resolution

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The end of the story/ties all loose ends

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8
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What is Ethos

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Persuasion based on credibility

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9
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What is Pathos

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Persuasion based on emotion

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10
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What is logos

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Persuasion based on logic

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11
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Strawman Fallacy

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The oversimplification of someone’s argument

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Slippery Slope

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The argument that an event will inevitably happen, without any proof/examples

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13
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What is the exposition

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The beginning of the story/introduces the characters

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14
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What is the rising action?

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The tension building up to the climax/Conflict happens

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15
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What is the falling action?

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The tension winding down into the resolution

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16
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What does the C in CEAL mean?

17
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What does the E in CEAL mean?

18
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What does the A in CEAL mean?

19
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What does the L in CEAL mean?

20
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What does the link do in a CEAL paragraph?

A

Links the paragraph to your next claim or conclusion

21
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Black and White Fallacy

A

Presents 2 options when really there is more

22
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What is a “red herring” fallacy?

A

A distraction from the main argument being made

23
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What is a “no true Scotsman” fallacy?

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An over-generalization of one’s argument/Changes the meaning of a word to ignore valid claims

24
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What is an “ad hominem” fallacy?

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An attack on the person rather than their argument

25
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What is a “circular argument” fallacy?

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A person driving the argument in a circle rather than towards a conclusion

26
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What is a “hasty generalization” fallacy?

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A conclusion based on little to no evidence or on a gut feeling or opinion

27
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What is an “appeal to authority” fallacy?

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A person making the judge of an argument agree with them based on appeal rather than providing evidence

28
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What does the a in CAR check stand for

29
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What does the r in CAR check stand for

ELA Eodice 2021-22 (6 decks)

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