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10 Cards in this Set
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Aphorism
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Expresses a general truth - i.e. 'science is organized knowledge', or 'greed is permanent slavery'
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Apostrophe
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Addressing a dead person, someone not present, or an inanimate object as if it could reply
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Enthymeme
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any proposition consisting of Claim + Warrant
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Euphemism
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Substituting a word or phrase to be less offensive (BS for bullshit, perspire for sweat)
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Euphomy
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Pleasing sound
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Cacophony
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Harsh, unpleasant sound
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Litotes
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Understatement
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Metonomy
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Uses a figure of speech to stand for something larger ('the press' = the news media; 'the crown' = British royalty
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Periodic Sentence
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Sentence with the main idea at the end for emphasis
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Synechdote
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Part stands for the whole ('all hands on deck'
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