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Vocab 3 Flashcards

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Articulate

A

To pronounce distinctly; to express clearly

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Cavort

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To jump or prance

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Connotation

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The associated meaning of a word

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Decry

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Publicly denounce or object

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Denotation

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Dictionary meaning of the word

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Nettle

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A stinging plant; to arouse displeasure or irritate

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Scathe

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Harm, injure or harm; injury

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Unwonted

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Not customary or usual

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Reverence

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Deep respect for someone or something

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Vehement

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An adjective that means marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

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Archaic

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Old fashioned or outdated choice of words

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Juxtaposition

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Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences

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Slippery slope

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A course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences that are horrible
Ex: don’t wake up in a roadside ditch with direct tv

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Non sequitur

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In formal logic, argument in which conclusion does not follow from its premises.
Ex: Cadbury, children eyebrow dancing doesn’t apple to chocolate

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False analogy

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Incorrectly makes an illogical connection between two unconnected items.
Ex: connecting ice cream to cars

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Post hoc

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After this, therefore because of it - idea that one thing caused another Simply because it happened before an event
Ex: losing Texas because of the hat joke

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Ad hominem

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Attacking the man instead of the issue
Ex: Simpson a campaign

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Straw man

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Weak or imaginary position; exaggerating the statement or issue
Ex: you don’t want to fight, so you want to be taken over

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Red herring

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Something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue
Ex: American workforce is amazing

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Persuasive message

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Arouse fear in order to divert behavior through the threat of impeding danger or harm

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Hasty generalization

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A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically by sufficient or unbiased evidence
Ex: assuming guys love bacon

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