Set One Vocab Flashcards
What does Slippery Slope mean?
Slippery Slope is when an idea will lead to something unacceptable and wrong
What does Weak Analogy mean?
Weak Analogy is a comparison between two things that are not relevant to one another.
What does Straw Man mean?
Straw Man means, a weak oppositions is set up to be easily confuted
What does Red Herring mean?
Red Herring means something that misleads an important issue.
What does hyperbole mean?
Hyperbole means exaggeration.
What does understatement mean?
Understatement means making a situation seem less important than it really is.
What does pun mean?
Pun means to use word pairs which sound alike to create a joke
What does aphorism mean?
Aphorism means a pithy observation that has a truth in it
What does analogy mean?
Analogy means to compare two things
What does Euphemism mean?
Euphemism means a mild or indirect word that takes the place of a harsh word.
What does oxymoron mean?
Oxymoron means contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
What does cliche mean?
Cliche means a phrase or opinion that is overused
What does rhetorical question mean?
Rhetorical Question mean a question that is asked to make a point and not to get an answer.
What does argument mean?
Argument means an exchange of opposing views.
