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18 Cards in this Set
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Red herring |
Fallacy where an irrelevant topic is introduced to divert the attention of listeners or readers from original issue |
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Reduction ad absurdum |
Reduce to something to absurdity; manner of arguing something in which one argues for his position by showing the absurdity of the position of the opponent repe |
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Repetition |
The repeats the same words or phrase over and over to make idea clearer |
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Resolution |
Unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story |
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Rhetoric |
Technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form |
Repetition, figurative language, and rhetorical questions |
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Rhetorical device |
Use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience |
Narration description argumentation and exposition |
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Rhetorical modes |
Flexible term that describes the variety the conventions and the purposes of the major kinds of writing |
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Run on sentence |
Combo of two independent clauses without conjunction or punctuation mark |
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Sarcasm |
To speak bitterly through satirical and mockery |
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Satire |
Technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a social by using humor irony exaggeration or ridicule |
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Semantics |
Branch of linguistics that deals with interpretation and meaning of the words, sentence structure and symbols, while determining the reading comprehension of the readers how they understand others and their interpretations |
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Significatio |
Significant; importantance of something |
We've got to stop them from banning pornography. Once they start banning one form of literature, they will never stop. Next thing you know, they will be burning all the books |
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Simile |
Makes a comparison showing similarities between two different thing using like or as |
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Slippery slope |
The error happens when one contends that an exceptionally minor movement will unavoidably prompt great and frequently ludicrous conclusion; going from a and ending at z |
PERSON A has postion X Person B present postion X misrepresented Person B attacks incorrect postion X Therefore X is false and incorrect |
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Solecism |
To speak incorrectly; grammatical mistake or intentional use of incorrect grammar in written language or speech |
Her eyes were red from crying
I am an invisible man |
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Straw man fallacy |
Fallacy in which an opponents argument is overstated or misrepresented I order to be more easily attacked or refuted |
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Style |
Way the writer writes and it is the technique which an individual author uses in his writing |
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Simple sentence |
Sentence with with only one independent clause |
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