Final sem 1 2023 Flashcards
Reasoning from a broader truth
a broader truth that is deducted
Facts
a claim that is not disputed or disputable
Study
a detailed investigation of something
Statistic
a specific piece of information that’s from a study
Analogy
comparing two similar things
Anecdote /Example
-a short story or example
Testimonial
A personal observation
Expert Opinion
-What an expert thinks based on the training and expertise they have
Metaphor
Comparing two things without using like or as (her eyes were diamonds)
Simile
comparing two things using like or as (as fast as lightning)
Personification
giving non-living things, human qualities (the sun smiled down at us)
Hyperbole
wild dramatization(I could eat a horse)
Euphemism-
the nice way of saying something(she passed away)
Idiom
words that don’t make sense by looking at the actual words (under the weather)
Allusion
a reference to a piece of art or something from the past(chocolate is his kryptonite)