Vocab 5

Question 1

Rhetorical modes/modes of discord

Answer 1

describes the variety, the conventions, and purposes of the major
kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking. Incl argumentation, description, exposition, and narration

Question 2

Argument

Answer 2

to attempt to convince the reader to agree with a point of view, to make a given decision, or to pursue a particular course
of action.

Question 3

Description

Answer 3

tells how a person, place, or thing is perceived by the five senses.

Question 4

exposition

Answer 4

to clarify, explain, and inform.

Question 5

Narration

Answer 5

to tell a story or to tell an event or a series of events

Question 6

Cause and effect

Answer 6

explains the reasons for an occurrence or the consequences of an action

Question 7

Classification

Answer 7

the writer arranges and sorts people, places, or things into categories according to their differing
characteristics, thus making them more manageable for the writer and more understandable for the reader.

Question 8

division

Answer 8

breaking down a single large unit into smaller subunits or breaking down a large group of items into discrete categories

Question 9

Compare and contrast

Answer 9

the writer points out the similarities and differences between two or more subjects in the same class or category.

Question 10

Definition

Answer 10

a statement of the meaning of a concept or word.

Question 11

Exemplification

Answer 11

the writer uses examples to support a generalization and to make it more vivid, understandable, and
persuasive.

Question 12

Process analysis

Answer 12

Process analysis answers the question “how?” and explains how
something works or gives step-by-step directions for doing something.

Question 13

Apostrophe

Answer 13

an address or invocation to something inanimate or to an absent person.

Question 14

hyperbole

Answer 14

a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis.

Question 15

irony

Answer 15

the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.

Question 16

Metonymy

Answer 16

a figure of speech in which the
name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.

Question 17

onomatopoeia

Answer 17

figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.

Question 18

Oxymoron

Answer 18

combines two contradictory words into one expression.

Question 19

Paradox

Answer 19

a seemingly self-contradictory, even apparently absurd, statement that, on reflection, makes sense or
reveals some truth.

Question 20

Personification

Answer 20

a figure of speech in which an abstract concept or inanimate object is treated as though it were alive/has human properties

Question 21

symbolism

Answer 21

A person, place, or thing that represents something beyond itself

Question 22

Refutation

Answer 22

the writer/speaker’s argument/evidence in answer to the counterargument.

Question 23

Rebuttal

Answer 23

This is the evidence that negates or disagrees with the counterclaim. A writer does this to shoot down the counterclaim

Question 24

Deduction/Deductive reasoning

Answer 24

logical process whereby one reaches a conclusion by starting with a general principle or universal truth (a major premise) and applying it to a specific case (a minor premise).

Question 25

Inductive reasoning

Answer 25

Particulars to universals, using specific cases in order to draw a conclusion, which is also called a generalization

Question 26

Syllogism

Answer 26

is a three-part logical argument, based on deductive reasoning, in which two premises are combined to
arrive at a conclusion.

Question 27

Toulmin model

Answer 27

arguments typically consist of
six parts: claim, grounds/data, warrants, qualifiers, rebuttals, and backing

Question 28

Rogerian model

Answer 28

Arguments are based on the assumption that having a full
understanding of an opposing position is essential