Final Exam (To Be Paired With Shakespeare Facts) Flashcards
Ad Hominem
Attatcking the arguer instead of the argument
You are too young to know any better
Either/Or (False Dichotomy)
Not considering all alternatives
Slippery Slope
Imagining an illogical chain of events
Red Herring (Digression)
Arguing something different from the main argument
Okay, but what about this?
Straw man
Changing (modifying) the argument and attacking the new argument
I can’t eat all of the pizza? You just want me to be miserable
Hasty Generalization
Not using a sufficient sample size to justify the argument
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc (Faulty Casual)
Assuming something is the cause of something else just because it came before it
(After this, therefore because of this)
Anecdotal Argument
Using a singlular experience to serve as an entire argument
Confirmation Bias
Finding evidence by wittingly or unwittingly looking for evidence in a location where evidence is most likely to support your argument
Affect
Doing something to something, A=alter
Effect
Result, to bring about
Bad
Adj. tastes bad
Badly
Adv., swim badly
Further
To continue
Farther
Distance (unless metaphorical)
Good
Adj, I feel good (well)
Well
Adv., I feel well (good)
Lay
Put into a certain place
Lie
Not tell truth, assume a reclining position
Equality
State of being equal. Same in quality, measure or value, or status
Equity
Quality of being fair, reasonable, impartial
Mute
Expressed without speech
Moot
Of no legal significance, open to argument or debate, think about carefully.
E.g.
For example
I.e.
That is
Insure
Protect against risk
Ensure
Make certain of
Healthy
Has a state of health, can be personified
Healthful
Full of good health, good for health
Anxious
Eagerly desirous (connected to fear)
Excited
In an aroused state (connected to joy)
Off
Use, not on
Off of
Do not use
Different from
Use, not like
Different than
Do not use
By accident
Use, not purposeful
On accident
Do not use
Allusion
A reference to a person place, event, or thing that is known from, literature, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or pop culture
Antagonist
A character or entity that goes against the protagonist and what the protagonist wants to achieve
Conflict
A problem
Epiphany
When a character has gained a new understanding that causes a dynamic, life-altering change—often, the character endures a near-death experience and then changes in such a way that he/she will be stronger and better off for the experience
Foreshadowing
The use of clues to hint to events that will occur later in the plot
Genre
A category for a specific type of nove, music, movie, etc
Irony
Contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality
Situational irony
A situation itself is ironic
Dramatic irony
Audience knows something that is unknown to a character or characters
Verbal irony
A person says one thing, but means the opposite
Paradox
A statement or situation that appears to be contradictory but upon closer examination proves to make sense
Plot
A series of related events that tell a story
Exposition
Beginning of the story which can include setting, tone, reference to previous action, introduction to characters, intro. to conflict, etc.
Rising action
The problem becomes more intense or further problems are introduced
Climax
Most intense moment, when the main conflict is addressed for the final time
Denouement
Ending of the story, resolution
Point of view
The vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story
1st person
One of the characters is telling the story, get to know character well, but are limited to what he knows
3rd limited
Narator, who is not a character in the story, focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character
3rd Omniscient
Narrator knows everything about everyone and can know everything about the past, present, and future. Can follow the actions of multiple characters
Protagonist
A main character (good or bad) of a story
Sarcasm
An insincere tone of voice
Subject
What a story is about
Symbolism
Something that stands for itself and something beyond itself as well
ALL MIGHT
Theme
The central idea of a work of literature / insights gained about the subject of a story / meaning that the author reveals
Tone
An author’s attitude toward a subject, character, etc. in a work of literature
Stanza
A group of lines in poetry, like a paragraph
Imagery
Use of words and descriptions to appeal to the senses
Simile
Comparison using like or as
Metaphor
Comparison without like or as
Implied metaphor
Subtle comparisons where the things compared are not specifically explained
Personification
Giving something human attributes
Alliteration
Repeated beginning sound of words in a row
Rythm
Regular beat of something
Meter
Way of counting beats in poetry
