Quiz 1 Flashcards

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Rhetoric

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The art of effective and persuasive speaking

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Ethos

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Credibility

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Allusion

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An expression designed to call reference to something without directly mentioning it

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Narration

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A spoken or written account of something

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Pathos

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Experience/Emotion

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

“Life is a highway”

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Syntax

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Sentence structure

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Diction

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Word Choice

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Kairos

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Time. When it an opportune time to say something

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Evidence

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The available of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

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Bathos

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A sudden change in speech or writing from a serious to ridiculous subject

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Logos

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Fact, Stastics. Appealing to logic

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Analogy

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A comparison between to things

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Exigence

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The moment or even that motivates someone to write or speak about their topic

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Synthesis

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Combine separate element into one

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Truncated Sentence

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A sentence that has been cut short or is missing a word

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Loose Sentence

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A sentence including a lot. Idk

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Simile

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another of a different kind

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Antecedent

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A thing or eject that existed before or logically precede another

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Satire

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The use of humor to ridicule or criticize

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Foreshadowing

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Wanting or indication of a future event