notes 21-40

Question 1

epistrophe

Answer 1

stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of the clauses or sentences; also called epiphora

Question 2

asyndeton

Answer 2

stylistic device used to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy; literary tool used to reduce indirect meaning of phrase.

Question 3

polysyndeton

Answer 3

makes use of coordinating conjunctions like “and”, “or”, etc. which are used to join successive words, phrases or clauses

Question 4

synecdoche

Answer 4

literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part

Question 5

tone

Answer 5

attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience; generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject

Question 6

process analysis

Answer 6

step-by-step breakdown of the phrases of a process, used to convey details of phrases of thinking, operation etc. often used to make something more comprehensible

Question 7

syntax

Answer 7

set of rules in a language; dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought

Question 8

provocative diction

Answer 8

purposeful choice pf words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate, a provocative question that will frame a rhetorical argument.

Question 9

classification

Answer 9

the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics. Often strategy of argumentation or argumentative response to provide reader with structure to argument.

Question 10

understatement

Answer 10

the opposite of hyperbole

Question 11

colorful dictation

Answer 11

“colorful dictation” is a very purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone.

Question 12

counterargument

Answer 12

an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument. When writing in the argumentative mode, it is mandatory that the writer acknowledge the “other” side to his or her argument. It is part of the refutation of someone else’s claim to support your own “side’’ of the argument that you are making.

Question 13

claim

Answer 13

if somebody gives an argument to support his/her position, it is called making a claim. Different reasons are usually presented to prove why a certain point should be accepted as logical.

Question 14

evidence

Answer 14

a type of literary device that appears in different categories of essays and theses in the form of paraphrase and quotations. it is presented to persuade the readers and used with powerful arguments in the text or essays. In rhetoric, when someone makes a claim or presents an argument, he needs to present evidence in support of his claim and argument in order to establish the veracity and authenticity of his claim or argument.

Question 15

warrant

Answer 15

the glue that holds the argument together. It links the evidence to the claim. It says something like “this evidence supports the claim because” and it is always in a similar form that is more of a statement of support of “why” your evidence supports your assertation/claim.

Question 16

fallacy

Answer 16

an erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical contention. There are so many fallacy examples that we can find in everyday conversations.

Question 17

logical fallacy

Answer 17

in argumentation, a formal fallacy (also called deductive fallacy) is a pattern of reasoning/thinking rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure that can be neatly expressed in a standard logic system, for example: propositional logic. An argument that is formally fallacious is always considered wrong.

Question 18

prophecy

Answer 18

many believe that a prediction and a prophecy are the same, but they are mistaken. It is true that both “forecast” the future, but there is a significant difference. A prophecy has all the elements of a prediction except the element of time, a prophecy is hard to determine. A “prophecy” has more of a religious connotation since there is an element of uncertainty about time.

Question 19

prediction

Answer 19

a forecast made by those who calculate the parameters of the subject involved after evaluating the odds they can predict the future. A prediction is limited to a time element, unlike a prophecy.