Terms Flashcards
Reify
make (something abstract) more concrete or real.
incongruity
the state of being incongruous or out of keeping.
strawman fallacy
misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack
black-or-white fallacy
Where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist (see “false dichotomy”)
false dichotomy
a logical fallacy in which a spectrum of possible options is misrepresented as an either-or choice between two mutually exclusive things (see “black-or-white fallacy”)
syllogism
an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions, each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ).
tricolon
when things are grouped in threes
third-person Omnition
narrator knows everything (thoughts, etc.)
epistle
formal letter
didactic
intended to teach, having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
expatriate
settled in a country you don’t “belong to”
prolepsis
anticipating an opponent response before that opponent can voice their opposition
epistrophe
the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of every clause
aporia
expression of insincere doubt
reticent
not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings
