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A logical fallacy where writer discredits the person advocating a particular position or point of view rather than discrediting the ideas which the person presents

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Ad hominem

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Allegory

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fictional work in which character represent ideas or concepts

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alliteration

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figure of speech used for the purpose of comparison or contrast reference made to literary charcater

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ambiguity

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situation which hs two or more meanings. neither clearly correct

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analogy

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correspondence or resemblance between two things which are essentially different

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anaphora

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repitition of a word of phrase at the beginning of several successive sentences

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antecedent

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grammatical term for the noun from which a pronoun derives its meaning

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antithesis

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an oppsotion or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in a balanced phrase or clause

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Apostrophe

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poetic device in which an inanimate object or a person not present is directly addressed

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Apotheosis

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a situation in which a character or thing is elevated to such a high status that he or she appears godlike

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appositive

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word or phrase which follows a noun or pronoun for emphasis or clarity

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assonance

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the repetition of internal vowel souunds in a series of words

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asyndeton

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syntactical technique which occurs when the conjunctions that would be used are ommitted

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atmosphere

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emotional feeling or mood of a place

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attitude

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feelings of a particular speaker or piece of writing toward a subject person or idea

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bathos

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flase or forced emotion which is often humorous

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begging the question

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stating a position that needs to be proved as though it had already been proved

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contract

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two ideas which differ

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descriptive detail

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appeals to the visual sense is most common

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diction

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words an author used

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elegiac

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work that expresses sorrow

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ehos

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author is credible source so they think

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euphemism

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substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensive

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exposition

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writing organized to explain

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fiction

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literary work whose content is produced by the imagination

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figurative language

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expressions such as metaphor or hyperbole

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foreshadowing

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presage

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grammar

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system of rules in language

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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image

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visual perception

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irony

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outcome is opposite of what is expected

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juxtaposition

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syntactical technique in which two or more contrasting ideas are placed next to another

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logos

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use of reason appeal to intellect

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metaphor

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comparison of unlike objects by implying similarities by analogy

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metonymy

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figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

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modd

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atmosphere of a work

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onomatopoeia

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words to imitate sounds

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overview

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generalized assessment

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oxymoron

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two contradictory words in one expression

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pacing

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speed of the story

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paradox

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seeming contradiction that reveals some truth

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parallelism

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use of corresponding syntactical form

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parody

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literary work that broadly mimics an authors characteristic style or a traditional style

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pathos

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persuasion by means of appealing to emotions

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person

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in grammar, pronouns indicating the point of view of the story

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persona

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the personality created by the author to represent his or her perspective and opinions

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personification

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figure of speech in which inanimate objects are given human qualities

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perspective

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authors point of view

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point of view

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perspective of the author

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pun

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play on words

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repitition

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syntactical technique of repeating works for emphasis

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rhetoric

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art and logic of a written of spoken argument. Rhetorical writing is purposeful

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rhetorical devices

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specific language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy and thus achieve a purpose for writing

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argument from authority

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tempting to agree based on writers assumptions based on authority or stature

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appeal to ignorance

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based on the assumption that whatever has not been proven false must be true

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hatsy generalization

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deliberately leading you to a conclusion by providing insufficient selective evidence

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non sequitur

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does not relate logically to what comes before it

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false dichotomy

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consideration of only the two extremes when there are one or more intermediate possibilities

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flippery slope

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arguments suggest dire consequences from relatively minor causes

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faulty causality

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setting up of a cause and effect relationship when none exists

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straw man argument

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oversimplification of an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack

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sentimental appeals

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appeoal to the hearts of the readers so that they forget to use their minds

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red herring

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shift attention away from an important issue by introducing an issue that has no logical connection to the discussion at hand

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scare tactics

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frighten readers into agreeing with the speaker

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bandwagon appeals

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peer pressure

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dogmatism

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speaker presumes that his or her beliefs are beyond question.

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equivocation

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telling part of the truth while deliberately hiding the entire truth

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faulty analogy

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illogical misleading comparison between two things