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anaphora
everyday i go to school, every night i do my homework, every weekend i sleep
allusion
while sue was lost in the woods she clicked her heels 3 times hoping she would go home
inductive reasoning
everytime you eat ice cream you get sick so you are allergic to dairy
synedoche
Referring to a car as “wheels”
straw man
Biology teacher begins teaching evolution by stating that all things evolve. Student says she just can’t accept that humans came from bugs.
ad hominem
the lawer in the law suit in the seinfeld
Bandwagon appeal
well everyone is jumping off the bridge so i guess i will
zeugma
I have lost my keys and my mind.
qualifer
she bought some candy at the concer store
asyndeton
I came. I saw. I conquered
Juxtaposition
Two siblings in a story are opposites-one is always good and one is always evil.
oxymoron
Jumbo shrimp
ethos
A commercial about a specific brand of toothpaste says that 4 out of 5 dentists use it.
connotation
calling someone chicken