IO terms 1-20

Question 1

accumulation

Answer 1

list of words which embody similar qualities or meanings

Question 2

alliteration

Answer 2

repetition of similar consonant sounds

Question 3

allusion

Answer 3

reference to someone/thing known from history/literature/religion/politics/sports/science/etc.

Question 4

ambiguous

Answer 4

having multiple meanings or interpretations

Question 5

antithesis

Answer 5

balancing strongly contrasted words or ideas

Question 6

appeal to authority

Answer 6

argumentation technique when someone refers to sources that claim to have authority

Question 7

appeal to fear

Answer 7

if you make people scared they will believe or buy anything

Question 8

bandwagon effect

Answer 8

propaganda effect stating that one person should do something as everyone else is already doing it

Question 9

cluster

Answer 9

grouping of distinct elements to display an idea

Question 10

code switching

Answer 10

altering between varieties of languages

Question 11

coherence

Answer 11

being logical and consistent

Question 12

colloquialism

Answer 12

linguistic feature associated with informal situations

Question 13

conflict advertising

Answer 13

an unresolved issue is presented to help sell an idea

Question 14

connotation

Answer 14

usage of a word to suggest a different meaning than its own

Question 15

context production

Answer 15

text is produced with factors influencing the writing or speaking

Question 16

context reception

Answer 16

text is received with factors influencing the reading or listening

Question 17

context

Answer 17

circumstances forming a background of something so readers understand the piece

Question 18

convention

Answer 18

fashion or style in art or literature

Question 19

culture jamming

Answer 19

distorting the message of corporations/public spaces to make an argument

Question 20

culture

Answer 20

values, goals, convictions that people share in a society