Rhetorical Vocabulary #11

Question 1

non sequitur

Answer 1

an argument or statement that does not logically follow the one before

Question 2

counterargument

Answer 2

an argument that is offered in opposition to another argument

Question 3

warrant

Answer 3

a written claim or assurance of another’s personal beliefs

Question 4

rebuttal

Answer 4

the act of refuting by offering a contradicting argument or “a comeback” of sorts

Question 5

data

Answer 5

a collection of facts that has been recorded

Question 6

jovial

Answer 6

showing high-spirited mannerisms

Question 7

Levites

Answer 7

a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi in the Bible

Question 8

literary allusion

Answer 8

a reference in some type of entertainment to a work of literary art

Question 9

Biblical allusion

Answer 9

an indirect reference to something that occurred in Biblical times, or something that is recorded in the Bible

Question 10

mythological allusion

Answer 10

when a work of entertainment references something from mythology

Question 11

historical allusion

Answer 11

an indirect reference to something that happened in history

Question 12

despairing

Answer 12

arising from or being marked by having despair or being hopeless

Question 13

extirpated

Answer 13

to seek out and destroy completely

Question 14

extolled

Answer 14

to praise enthusiastically

Question 15

extorted

Answer 15

to obtain something by forced threats

Question 16

antecedent

Answer 16

preceding in order or time

Question 17

exasperated

Answer 17

greatly annoyed, out of patience

Question 18

advocate

Answer 18

a person who pleads for a cause or an idea, one who is willing to argue in favor of

Question 19

regional

Answer 19

related or particular to a specific region

Question 20

dialect

Answer 20

the usage of vocabulary that is specific to a particular region or group of individuals