Glossary Test 6

Question 1

Euphemism

Answer 1

a mild or pleasant-sounding expression that substitutes for a harsh, indelicate, less pleasant idea

Question 2

Evaluation

Answer 2

an assessment of a piece of writing’s effectiveness or merit

Question 3

Evidence

Answer 3

the data on which a judgment or argument is based or by which proof or probability is established

Question 4

Examples

Answer 4

illustrates a larger idea or represent something of which they are a part

Question 5

Exemplification

Answer 5

the writer uses examples to support a generalization and to make it more vivid, understandable, and persuasive

Question 6

Exposition

Answer 6

a piece of writing or speech that is organized to clarify, explain, and inform

Question 7

Fact

Answer 7

A piece of information presented as having a verifiable certainty or reality

Question 8

Figures of Speech

Answer 8

brief, imaginative comparisons that highlight the similarities between things that are basically dissimilar

Question 9

Figurative Language

Answer 9

an umbrella term for all uses of language that imply an imaginative comparison

Question 10

Focus

Answer 10

the limitation that a writer gives his or her subject