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16 Cards in this Set
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Anaphora
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a sequence of words repeating itself at the beginning of neighboring clauses
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Equivocation
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using ambiguous expressions or expressions with more than one meaning to mislead
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Aphorism
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original thought written as a memory
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Litotes/Meiosis
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understatement
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Loose/Periodic Sentence
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main idea comes first/main idea comes last
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Metonym
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a phrase or word that is not called by its own name
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synecdoche
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part referring to the whole
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ad hominem
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attacking a person instead of arguing the argument
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straw man
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arguing against an exaggerated or obviously distorted version of the opposing argument
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red herring
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bringing up a new argument to stray from the point
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Alliteration
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repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words and/or phrases.
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Consonance
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consonants repeating quickly in short succession
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Syllogism
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a logical chain of thought
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Anastrophe
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inversion of the ordinary order of words
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Pathetic fallacy
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thinking inanimate objects or things have human emotions or feelings
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Deus ex machina
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a seemingly unsolvable problem and hopeless situation is suddenly fixed by a new character or ability
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