Rhetorical Vocabulary #10

Question 1

naivety

Answer 1

lack of sophistication or worldliness

Question 2

syntactic inversion

Answer 2

the turning of the usage of words

Question 3

cumulative sentence

Answer 3

the independent or main clause is at the beginning of the sentence, which is caused by other phrases or clauses

Question 4

periodic sentence

Answer 4

sentence in which the main clause is given at the end, following other phrases and clauses

Question 5

informal tone

Answer 5

tone of a writer or speaker that does not maintain a sense of elegancy or poise in their work, lacking formalities

Question 6

colloquialism

Answer 6

an informal word or phrase used in everyday conversations, used in writings to include the readers

Question 7

contempt

Answer 7

willful disobedience or disrespect towards authority or authority figureheads

Question 8

devious

Answer 8

indirect in parting or straying from a given correct path

Question 9

embryological

Answer 9

of an organism prior to birth or relating to birth

Question 10

naturalists

Answer 10

an expert in natural history or one who practices it in art or literature

Question 11

preposterous

Answer 11

inviting ridicule, unbelievable

Question 12

vestige

Answer 12

an indication that something has been present

Question 13

coadaptation

Answer 13

the adaptations of organisms who coexist together

Question 14

kinship

Answer 14

relatedness or connection by blood, marriage, or adoption

Question 15

kin

Answer 15

related by blood

Question 16

counterpart

Answer 16

a person or thing having the same functions as another

Question 17

begging the question

Answer 17

informal fallacy where the writer takes all the information from the question that they can, and restate it as their answer

Question 18

hasty generalization

Answer 18

a generalization that is conceived quickly or immediately without further thought

Question 19

ad hominem

Answer 19

dedicated against a person rather than the argument it is representing

Question 20

post hoc

Answer 20

occurring or done after the event has taken place