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45 Cards in this Set
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Ad hominem
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attack against person not issue
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Ad populum
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when writer appeals to longing to belong, bandwagon appeal
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Allusion
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reference to another work or event that the reader is assumed to understand or know
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Ambiguity
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having more than one meaning, indtending confusion
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Analogy
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comparison of two things
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Anaphora
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repetition for emphasis
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Anecdote
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short narrative without plot that leads to thesis
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Antecedent
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the noun being referred to by a pronoun
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Antithesis
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opposite
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Aphorism
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much wisdom in a few words; terse statement with general truth
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Begging the question
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circular arguement
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Catharsis
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purges feelings through drama
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Colloquialism
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slang
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Connotation
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implied or related meaning
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Denotation
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definition
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Diction
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word choice
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Epiphany
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sudden realization
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Euphemism
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indirect statement instead of directness to avoid offense
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False Analogy
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illogical fallacy; draws from not really similar examples
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Hubris
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excessive pride
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Hyperbole
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exagerration
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Inference
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Educated guess
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Invective
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verbal abuse or scolding
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Irony
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combination of dialogue and action that is contrary to logic
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Juxtaposition
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two unlike things side by side to compare and contrast
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Logos
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appeal through logic
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Metonymy
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closely related term substituted for a part or whole
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Motif
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repeated image or idea
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Narration
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explanation of action
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Non sequitur
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irrelevant statement, humerous and illogical
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Omniscient
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form of narration where narrator knows all character's thoughts, actions, and feeling
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Onomatopoeia
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a word that almost exactly represents a sound
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Oxymoron
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two words that fundamentally oppose each other used together
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Paradigm
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pattern or model of thought
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Paradox
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two ideas that fundamentally oppose each other put together
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Parallelism
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parallel structure
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Parody
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a humorous imitation of a work meant to satirize
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Pathos
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appeal to an emotion
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Persuasion
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convincing another of the plausibility of an idea
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Point of View
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a classification of the narration style
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Red Herring
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attacking one aspect of an issue and claiming a position on another aspect of it
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Reductio ad absurdum
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reducing a situation to the point of absurdity
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Repetition
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Repeating of an idea
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Rhetoric
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methods used to persuade
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Sarcasm
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satire that ridicules through caustic language
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