Rhetorical Vocabulary #11 Flashcards
non sequitur
an argument or statement that does not logically follow the one before
counterargument
an argument that is offered in opposition to another argument
warrant
a written claim or assurance of another’s personal beliefs
rebuttal
the act of refuting by offering a contradicting argument or “a comeback” of sorts
data
a collection of facts that has been recorded
jovial
showing high-spirited mannerisms
Levites
a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi in the Bible
literary allusion
a reference in some type of entertainment to a work of literary art
Biblical allusion
an indirect reference to something that occurred in Biblical times, or something that is recorded in the Bible
mythological allusion
when a work of entertainment references something from mythology
historical allusion
an indirect reference to something that happened in history
despairing
arising from or being marked by having despair or being hopeless
extirpated
to seek out and destroy completely
extolled
to praise enthusiastically
extorted
to obtain something by forced threats
antecedent
preceding in order or time
exasperated
greatly annoyed, out of patience
advocate
a person who pleads for a cause or an idea, one who is willing to argue in favor of
regional
related or particular to a specific region
dialect
the usage of vocabulary that is specific to a particular region or group of individuals
