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30 Cards in this Set
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Ad Hominem |
Latin for "to the man" Directed against a person rather than his arguement |
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Pejorative |
a word or grammatical form of expression that expresses contempt, criticism, hostility, disregard, and/or disrespect |
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Synchoresis |
The rhetorical gesture of agreeing or seeming to agree with an opponent. A concession made for that purpose of retorting with greater force |
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Polysyndeton |
a literary technique in which conjunctions (FANBOYS) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed |
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Pun |
A play on words based in the similarity of sound between two words with different meanings. |
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Satire |
a work or a manner that blends a critical attitude with humor and wit for improving human institutions or humanity |
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Straw Man Fallacy |
involves misrepresenting an opponent's position to make it easier to refute |
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Periodic Sentence |
A sentence that places the main idea or central complete thought at the end of the sentences, after all introductory elements. |
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Cumulative Sentence |
an independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea. Contrast with periodic sentence. |
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Juxtaposition |
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side for comparison or contrast. This is usually done to show contrast and can be for the purpose of creating tension, suspense, humor, developing a character, or for rhetorical effect |
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Pedantic |
An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or boookish (language that might be described as "show-offy"; using big words for the sake of using big words) |
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Paradox |
a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity |
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homily |
this term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice |
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invective |
an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. |
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synecdoche |
a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part ex.) referring to a boat as a "sail" |
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metonymy |
a figure of speech in which one thing is represented by another thing that is commonly physically associated with it (but not necessarily a part of it) ex.) referring to the President as the "White House" |
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antithesis |
the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite |
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Sardonic |
(tone) characterized by bitter or scornful derision, mocking, cynical, sneering
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Trite |
(tone) lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition, hackneyed, stale
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Maxim |
a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct
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Golden Goose |
a continuous source of wealth or profit that may be exhausted if it is misused |
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Nuremberg Defense |
A defense in which someone claims that they have no personal responsibility for something because they were only following orders |
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Hercules |
An exceptionally strong or muscular man, a task that is formidably difficult |
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Scapegoat |
a person who takes the blame for the wrongdoings or failings of others |
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Pyrrhic Victory |
a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat |
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Fiddle while Rome Burns |
to display indifference in the midst of an emergency or disaster |
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Waterloo |
suffer an ultimate, decisive defeat |
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Crossing the Rubicon |
to take an irreversible step often involving danger |
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Phoenix |
Anything restored to a new existence after apparent destruction |
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Catch 22 |
An absurd no-win situation |
