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Vocab #1 Flashcards

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Paradigm

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A philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind; a belief system

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Logos

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A rhetorical appeal based on logical reasoning

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Allegory

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A poem, play, picture, etc, in which the apparent meaning of the characters & events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning

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Caveat

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A warning or caution; admonition

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Resilient

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Recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity or the like; buoyant

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Ethos

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A rhetorical appeal based on the (assumed) character or reputation of the speaker

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Pathos

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A rhetorical appeal based on emotion

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Insidious

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Awaiting a chance to entrap: treacherous, harmful but enticing

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Colloquial

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Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation; informal

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Insolent

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Boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

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