Vocab 3

Question 1

an incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data

Answer 1

fallacy

Question 2

the implied meanings within words and phrases

Answer 2

figure of speech

Question 3

a term used to describe literary forms

Answer 3

genre

Question 4

excessive pride that often affects tone

Answer 4

hubris

Question 5

overstatement; gross exageration for rhetorical effect

Answer 5

hyperbole

Question 6

when a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question

Answer 6

hypophora

Question 7

imagined or suggested and possible, but not necessarily real or true

Answer 7

hypothetical example or situation

Question 8

a word or phrase representing that which can be seen

Answer 8

image

Question 9

using a number of specific facts or examples to make a broader generalization

Answer 9

inductive reasoning

Question 10

a conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts

Answer 10

inference

Question 11

a direct verbal assault

Answer 11

invective

Question 12

when the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated

Answer 12

irony

Question 13

two words, phrases, images, or ideas placed close together for purposes of comparision and contrast

Answer 13

juxtaposition

Question 14

using words according to their conventionally accepted meanings

Answer 14

literal language

Question 15

a form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity

Answer 15

litotes

Question 16

words or phrases that have strong emotional implications

Answer 16

loaded words

Question 17

appealing to the logic of the audience

Answer 17

logos

Question 18

a confused use of words

Answer 18

malapropism

Question 19

direct comparison between unlike objects

Answer 19

metaphor

Question 20

using the name of one thing to represent something else

Answer 20

metonymy