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| 5611445994 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence that places the main idea or central complete thought at the end of the sentence, after all introductory elements | 0 | |
| 5611445995 | Chiasmus | A Greek term meaning "diagonal arrangement." It is used to describe two successive clauses or sentences where the key words or phrases are repeated in both clauses, but in reverse order. For this reason,this is sometimes known as a criss-cross figure of speech. | 1 | |
| 5611445996 | Polemic | Greek for hostile; an aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority or one opinion over all others; polemics generally do not concede that opposing opinions have any merit | 2 | |
| 5611445997 | Polysyndeton | Syntax using (multiple) conjunctions, usually without commas, to present items in a series; instead of X, Y, and Z, polysyndeton results in X and Y and Z | 3 | |
| 5611445998 | Post hoc, ergo propter hoc | Mistakenly inferring that because one event follows another they have a casual relation; from post hoc ergo proper hoc ("after this, therefore because of this"); also called "doubtful cause" | 4 | |
| 5611445999 | Pun | A "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but have different meanings | 5 | |
| 5611446000 | Qualifier | A word or phrase that changes how absolute, certain or generalized a statement is | 6 | |
| 5611446001 | Rebuttal | An opposition to an assertion; it disproves (refutes) the opposing argument | 7 | |
| 5611446002 | Red Herring | An irrelevant issue used to draw attention away from the real issue | 8 | |
| 5611446003 | Refutation | When a writer musters relevant opposing arguments; an attack on an opposing view to weaken it, invalidate it, or make it less credible. | 9 | |
| 5611446004 | Satire | A type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about change | 10 | |
| 5611446005 | Straw man | A fallacious argument that misrepresents a position in order to make it appear weaker than it actually is, refuting this misrepresentation of the position, and then concluding that the real position has been refuted | 11 | |
| 5611446006 | Stream of consciousness | A style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind | 12 | |
| 5611446007 | Synecdoche | A figure in which a part represents the whole. "If you don't drive properly, you will lose your wheels," where wheels represents car | 13 | |
| 5611446008 | Telegraphic sentence | a sentence shorter than five words in length | 14 | |
| 5611446009 | Vernacular | The language spoken by the people who live in a particular locality | 15 | |
| 5611446010 | Warrant | A general principle or assumption that establishes a connection between the evidence/ support and the claim | 16 | |
| 5611446011 | Zeugma | A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., John and his license expired last week) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts.) | 17 |
