Public Speaking Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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ethos
A
credibility
2
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pathos
A
emotion, feeling
3
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logos
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logic
4
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rhetoric
A
language used for persuasion
5
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allusion
A
an indirect reference to something (saying something without actually talking about it)
6
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climax
A
most intense momet; highest point
7
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paradox
A
self-contradiction
8
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alliteration
A
silly seal
9
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metaphor
A
comparison; exaggeration; symbolism
10
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synecdoche
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a figure of speech which is made to represent the whole, Detroit lost by 73 points: The Detroit Pistons sad attempt for a basketball team
11
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anaphora
A
repetition of a word or phrase in the beginning of a sentence
12
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epistrophe
A
repetition of a word or phrase at the end of a sentence
13
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analogy
A
comparison
14
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antithesis
A
to disprove a point, direct opposite of something
15
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Rhetorical Question
A
a question that is asked to provoke a point
