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anaphora

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everyday i go to school, every night i do my homework, every weekend i sleep

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allusion

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while sue was lost in the woods she clicked her heels 3 times hoping she would go home

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inductive reasoning

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everytime you eat ice cream you get sick so you are allergic to dairy

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synedoche

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Referring to a car as “wheels”

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straw man

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Biology teacher begins teaching evolution by stating that all things evolve. Student says she just can’t accept that humans came from bugs.

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ad hominem

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the lawer in the law suit in the seinfeld

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Bandwagon appeal

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well everyone is jumping off the bridge so i guess i will

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zeugma

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I have lost my keys and my mind.

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qualifer

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she bought some candy at the concer store

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asyndeton

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I came. I saw. I conquered

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Juxtaposition

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Two siblings in a story are opposites-one is always good and one is always evil.

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oxymoron

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Jumbo shrimp

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ethos

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A commercial about a specific brand of toothpaste says that 4 out of 5 dentists use it.

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connotation

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calling someone chicken

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