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31 Cards in this Set
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Cf |
Compare |
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E.g. |
Example |
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Et al |
And others |
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Etc. |
And so on |
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I.e. |
I mean or that is |
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N.B. |
Note well |
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P.s. |
Post script |
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Satire |
A text or performance that uses irony, derision, or wit to expose or attack human vice, foolishness or stupidity. |
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Colloquial |
Used in or characteristics of familiar and informal conversation. |
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Metonymy |
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated |
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Synecdoche |
A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or a part. |
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Oxymoron |
A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side. |
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Appeals to pathos |
Appeals to emotion |
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Appeals to ethos |
Appeals to credibility/ goodwill |
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Appeals to logos |
Appeals to logic |
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Conditional terms |
A conditional statement is an if-then statement and consists of two parts, and antecedent, and a consequent |
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Qualification |
The author accepts a theory of proposition, but only under certain conditions or with certain modifications. |
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Refutation |
To refute or to prove wrong an opposing view |
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Syllogism |
A logical structure that uses the major and minor premise to reach a nessecary conclusion |
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Claim |
States the arguments main idea or position |
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Deduction |
A logical process in which one reaches a conclusion by starting with a general principle or universal truth and applying to a specific case. |
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Induction |
A logical process whereby the writer reasons from particulars to universals using specific cases to draw a conclusion |
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Rebuttal |
Voicing possible objections |
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Concession |
To agree to some portion of an opposing view |
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Chiasmus |
When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time the word order is reversed. |
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Antithesis |
Two opposing or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses or even ideas with parallel structure. |
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Zeugma |
When a single word governs or modifies two or nor other words, and the meaning of the first word must change of each of the other words it governs or modifies. EX. The butler killed the lights and then the mistress. |
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Paradox |
A statement that seems to say two opposite things but that may be true. |
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Juxtaposition |
Two things being placed close together with contrasting effect. (To compare) |
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Parallel Construction |
Sentence construction which placed equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns. Adds emphasis organization, or pacing to writing. |
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Anaphora |
Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writers point more coherent. |
