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Rhetoric Terms Flashcards

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Ethos

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an appeal to ethics to convince someone of the credibility of the persuader. its pretty rad

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Logos

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the principle of reason and judgement, used to persuade by using logic.

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Pathos

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Appeal to emotions

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Parallelism

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two or more parts of a sentence a similar form or pattern

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Juxtaposition

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strategic placement of contrasting concepts.

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Irony

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to convey a meaning opposite of it’s literal meaning.

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Tone

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general change in voice or attitude to express certain emotions or mood about the subject

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Rhetorical Questions

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a question intended to make a point rather than elicit an answer

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Periodic Sentence

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a sentence where the main point is found at the end of the sentence

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Syllogism

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Step by step formula for deductive logic; two connecting statements that make an obvious logical leap to the conclusion.

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Alliteration

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Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

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Understatement

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the presentation of something to be smaller, worse, or less important than it truly is.

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Allusion

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passive reference

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Apostrophe

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a digression to address a usually absent person, personified thing, or imaginary character.

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Antithesis

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a person or a thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else; a contrast or opposition between two things.

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Metonymy

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a figure of speech in which a thing or a concept is not addressed by it’s own name but by the name of something it is associated with

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Synecdoche

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a figure of speech in which the term of a part of something refers to the whole of something, or vice versa.

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Satire

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a form of literature in which sarcasm and irony are heavily used in order to mock or parody someone or something.

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Hyperbole

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an exaggerated statement that is not mean to be taken literally, and is used for emphasis.

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Colloquialism

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a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation

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Diatribe

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an angry and usually long speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something

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Double entendre

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a phrase that can be interpreted to have two different meanings, one of which is usually indecent.

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Diction

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the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; style of speaking

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Syntax

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence

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Allegory

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a story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Anecdote

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A brief and entertaining story about a real person or event, often used for persuasion.

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Antecedent

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literary device in which a word or pronoun in a sentence refers to an earlier word.

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Circumlocution

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being vague and evasive by using many words to say something that could be said more directly with fewer words.

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Epithet

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characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name or person. sometimes abusive word or phrase.

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Logical fallacy

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the faulty reasoning or breakdown of logic

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Motif

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a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition

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Paradox

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a statement with valid reasoning that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self contradictory.

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Pun

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a form of wordplay that suggests two or more meanings

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Qualifying statement

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a statement used to qualify another statement so the reader believes what is said

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Repudiation

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the rejection of a proposal or an idea; the denial of the truth

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Self-deprecating humor

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humor that belittles or undervalues oneself

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Pastiche

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a literary, musical or artistic piece consisting predominantly of motifs or techniques borrowed from other sources

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invective

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an abusive or insulting word of phrase

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Anticlimax

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a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

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Digression

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changing the topic

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Subordinate clause

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a clause that can not stand alone as a complete sentence

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Hypothetical example

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a fictional situation or proposition used to explain a complicated subject

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Isocolon

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a succession of sentences, phrases or clauses of grammatically equal length

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Sardonic

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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking, cynical or sneering. (tone word)

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Didactic

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intended to teach people something often in an annoying way; patronizing.

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Asyndeton

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the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of sentences.

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Conceit

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a figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are linked together with the use of metaphors or similes. or excessive pride

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Litotes

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ironical understatements in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary: “not too shabby”

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Ad hominem

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an argument directed at a person or opponent instead of the position they defend

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Ad populum (bandwagon)

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an argument that says something is true because most people believe it to be.

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Begging the question (circular reasoning )

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the wanted conclusion is assumed to be true (directly or indirectly)

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Equivocation

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confusing an argument by using a single word or phrase in more than one sense

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Post hoc, ergo propter hoc

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since event y followed event x, event y must have been caused by event x

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Non sequitur

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a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow the previous argument or statement

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Red herring

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something that is intended to be a distraction from the main issue of an argument

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Straw man

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a strategy of exaggerating a false argument to strengthen ones real argument

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Slippery slope

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a fallacy where a person asserts that an event must inevitably follow without any argument for the inevitability of the event in question

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Poisoning the well

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a type of reasoning that attempts to discredit something that someone is about to say by providing unfavorable information about the specific person, whether it be true or false

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Hasty generalization

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to make a hasty/ fast generalization about something without considering all of the variables

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False analogy

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an analogy where two objects or events are argued to be similar or the same based on properties they share

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