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Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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rhetoric

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the art of persuasion

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argument

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A claim or assertion supported by reasons with the goal of persuading others

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counter-argument

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A claim or assertion supported by reasons that opposes another claim.

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concession

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in argumentation, a thing that is granted or acknowledged to the other party

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context

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the circumstances that surround an event or text; can be historical, argument history, setting, speakers, audience, etc.

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assumption

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A thing that is accepted as true without proof or evidence.

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refutation

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an argument or evidence that helps establish something as false

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persuasion

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the act or action of getting someone to do or believe something

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Aristotelian Triangle

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A shape that shows the relationship between speaker, audience, and purpose.

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analysis

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The detailed examination of elements or the structure of something typically for discussion or interpretation

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11
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an opinion vs. a position

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the difference between supporting conclusions with evidence and proofs

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ethos

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in argumentation, an appeal to the credibility or morality of a person

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logos

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in argumentation, an appeal to reason

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pathos

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In argumentation, an appeal to emotions

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persona

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the aspect of someone’s character or personality that is presented to an audience

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tone

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the general attitude or character of a text

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denotation

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the dictionary definition of a word; its literal definition

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connotation

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the surrounding emotional connections of a word

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narration

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the action or process of telling a story

20
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sequence

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the particular order of events, ideas, things, etc.

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chronology

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the sequencing of events in order of time of occurrence

22
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subjective

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when a topic is based or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

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objective

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when a topic is impartial and attempts to limit personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

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induction

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A logical way of thinking where one generalizes from particular instances

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deduction

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A logical way of thinking where one takes particular instances and draws conclusions

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style

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the particular diction, syntax, sentence length, sentence types, etc. of writing

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diction

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word choice

28
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syntax

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the arrangement of words in a sentence

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metaphor

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the comparison of one thing to another thing

30
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simile

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a type of metaphor that uses the words “like” or “as”

31
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personification

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a type of figurative language that gives non-human things human characteritics

32
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hyperbole

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exaggeration

33
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aphorism

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a pithy observation that contains a general truth; a maxim or saying. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

34
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juxtaposition

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the process of placing elements side by side to illustrate an idea

35
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antithesis

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an idea that is direct opposition of another idea

36
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oxymoron

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a figure of speech where two apparent contradictory terms appear in conjunction “jumbo shrimp”

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metonymy

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the substitution of a characteristic or attribute for the entire thing “Referring to a businessman as a “suit””

38
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anaphora

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the repetition of words or phrases “I believe … I believe … I believe ….”

39
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rhetorical sentence

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a sentence that is used to advance or establish an argument

40
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hortative sentence

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a sentence that urges, exhorts, urges, entreats, or implores a person to take a particular action. “Come with me, I’ll tell you a story.” “We must act now.”

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imperative sentence

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a sentence that gives an order to someone “Get down from there”

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cumulative (loose) sentence

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A sentence that begins with a main clause and is followed by subordinate clauses that elaborate upon the main clause

43
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periodic sentence

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A fragment or incomplete sentence

44
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inversion (word order)

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the reversal of the normal sentence structure (subject-verb-object)

45
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imagery

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concrete or figurative visual pictures in text

46
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allusion

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a reference to another text

47
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parallellism

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the use of successive verbal construction in a sentence “Nothing hard is easy. Nothing worth doing is fun. Nothing given is appreciated.”

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