Rhetorical terms (final 1st semester) Flashcards
Paradox-
a statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair of series or related words, phrases, or clauses.
Pathos
Appeal to emotion
Periodic Sentences
a sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end
Peroration
The concluding part of a speach
Persona
the aspect of someone’s character that is presented to or perceived by others
Personification
Giving lifelike quality to inanimate objects
Polemic
an aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others
Post hoc ergo Propter hoc
therefore resulting from it
Propaganda
the spread of ideas and information to further a clauses
Purpose
the goal the speaker wants to achieve
Polysyndeton
the deliberate use of multiple conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.
