RT2

Question 1

False Analogy

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An informal fallacy that draws assumptions about a topic through an analogy to another subject.

Question 2

Figurative Language

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A style of writing that uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful

Question 3

Figures of Speech

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words or phrases used in a non-literal sense from ordinary language for rhetorical or vivid effect

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Foreshadowing

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The literary use of a warning, foretelling, or indication of a future event

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Freight-Train

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A sentence that is lengthy and used to express a character’strainof thought

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Generalization

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adverbs of frequency like always often and usually and adjectives like most all

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Genre

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a recognizable pattern for providing specific kinds of information for an identifiable audience demanded by circumstances that come up again and again

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Hubris

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extreme pride andarroganceshown by a character, which ultimately brings about his downfall

Question 9

Humor

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aliterarytool that intends to induce amusement or laughter

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Hyperbole

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is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis

Question 11

Image

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A rhetorical device that can be related to with one of the five senses

Question 12

Imagery

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uses figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses

Question 13

Induction

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A fallacies that makes false connections based on previous experiences

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Inference

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the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence

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Interior Monologue

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narrative technique that exhibits the thoughts passing through the minds of the protagonists

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Invective

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abusive or insulting language

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Inversion

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the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence

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Irony

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a rhetorical device used to convey a meaning sharply different from or even opposite of the literal text

Question 19

Jargon

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the use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade

Question 20

Logic

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a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason

Question 21

Logical Appeal

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the strategic use of claim, evidence, and warrant to convey a theme or argument

Question 22

Logical Fallacy

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common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument

Question 23

Lyrical

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prose (or an entire novel)that has an aspect of music in its rhythm, sound, and/or structure

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance

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Metonymy

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Substitution of the literal name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant

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Mode

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Rhetorical modes describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking

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Mood

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Literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions

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Moral

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language used for advocating/taking a moral stance towards an issue by invoking or making apparent various moral concerns

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Motif

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an element or idea that reoccurs all throughout a work of literature

Question 30

Narration

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Literally tells the story of what happened (with the specific events that happened and the people who were involved)

Question 31

Negative-Positive

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a method of achieving emphasis by stating an idea twice, once in negative terms and then once again in positive terms

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Non-sequitir

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a conclusion that isn’t aligned with previous statements or evidence

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Objectivity

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lack of bias, judgment, or prejudice

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Onomatopoeia

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Words whose pronunciations imitate the sounds they describe

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Oversimplification

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a fallacy of questionable cause that occurs when it is assumed that there is a single, simple cause of an outcome that really may have been caused by a number of factors

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Oxymoron

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a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory

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Pacing

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a stylistic device, which shows how fast a story unfolds

Question 38

Parable

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A figure of speech, which presents a short story, typically with a moral lesson at the end

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Paradox

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a rhetorical device that is made up of two opposite things and seems impossible but is indeed possible

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Parallelism

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a rhetorical device that compounds words or phrases that have equivalent meanings so as to create a definite pattern