Final Review

Question 1

Hasty Generalization

Answer 1

generalization based on insufficient evidence.

Question 2

Non- Sequitur (does not follow)

Answer 2

conclusion that doesn’t follow earlier statement, irrelavent

Question 3

Red Herring

Answer 3

changing the subject in order to distract from main argument

Question 4

Either Or

Answer 4

suggestion that only 2 alternatives exist

Question 5

Slippery Slope

Answer 5

arguer claims that a sort of chain reaction that ends in a bad consquence

Question 6

Bandwagon Appeal (ad populum)

Answer 6

claim that an idea should be accepted because large number of people are doing it.

Question 7

Card Stacking

Answer 7

concealing, withholding evidence, unless supporting them

Question 8

Ad Hominem (argument to person)

Answer 8

an attack on the person except rather then argument

Question 9

Straw Man

Answer 9

arguments attribute an unreasonable position to opponents. (made up argument by opposing side)

Question 10

Circular Reasoning

Answer 10

argument in which person instead of applying evidence simply restates the point in other language

Question 11

Ethos Pathos Logos

Answer 11

E- persons credibility
P- emotional feelings
L- information or facts given

Question 12

Anaphora

Answer 12

repetition of the same word(s) at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.

Question 13

Anadiplosis

Answer 13

repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next

Question 14

Asyndeton

Answer 14

omitting conjunctions between words and phrases

Question 15

Antithesis

Answer 15

presentation of two contrasting images (to be or not to be)

Question 16

Apostrophe

Answer 16

device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person. (in poetry)

Question 17

Euphemism

Answer 17

more acceptable way of saying something inappropriate. (sex= make love)

Question 18

Invective

Answer 18

a verbally abusive attack

Question 19

Aphorism

Answer 19

a short, often witty stament of a principle or truth about life

Question 20

Hyperbole

Answer 20

deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis (so hungry eat a horse)

Question 21

Jargon

Answer 21

special language of a profession or group (writing of lawyers)

Question 22

Pacing

Answer 22

movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another

Question 23

Tone/Diction

Answer 23

characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the characters, subject, and audience

Question 24

KNOW THESE FOR COMMENTARY

Answer 24

FIRST THEME:
Characterization (steal)
symbolism
Tone (tone shift?)
figurative language
Motif ( why recurring image/idea and what relation to theme)