VOCAB 3 Flashcards
Fallacy, Fallacious Reasoning
an incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, false information, or flawed logic
Figure of speech; figurative language
the implied meanings within words and phrases; any intentional deviation from literal statement or common usage that emphasizes, clarifies, or embellishes both written and spoken language
Genre
a term used to describe literary forms, such as novel, play, essay, excerpt, speech, poem, song lyrics, or short story
Hubris
excessive pride that often affects tone
Hyperbole
overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
Hypophora
when the writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question
Hypothetical example or situation
imagined or suggested and possible, but not necessarily real or true
Image, imagery
a word or phrase representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or felt; imagery is the use of images in speech and writing
Inductive reasoning
using a number of specific facts or examples to make a broader generalization; working from specific to general
Inference
a conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data
Invective
a direct verbal assault; a denunciation; casting blame on someone or something
Irony
when the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
Juxtaposition
two words, phrases, images, or ideas placed close together for purposes of comparison or contrast
Literal language
using words exactly according to their conventionally accepted meanings or denotations; language devoid of figurative devices
Litotes
a form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
Loaded words
words or phrases that have strong emotional implications; diction which evokes strongly positive or negative reactions beyond the literal interpretation
Logos
appealing to the logic of the audience, usually through the use of research, data, statistics, or other factual, verifiable information
Malapropism
A confused use of words in which the correct or appropriate word is replaced by a word with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning
Metaphor
direct comparison between unlike objects; an extended series of comparison is called an extended metaphor
Metonymy
using the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is closely associated
