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| 9693224692 | Metonomy | A term from the greek meaning "Changed label" or "Substitute name" is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. For example: a news release that claims "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared" | 0 | |
| 9693250366 | Begging the Question | Often called circular reasoning, "" occurs when the believability of the evidence depends on the believability of the claim. | 1 | |
| 9693256136 | Invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 2 | |
| 9693263527 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 3 | |
| 9693279916 | Pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 4 | |
| 9693288715 | Equivocation | When a write uses the same term in two different senses in an argument. | 5 | |
| 9693294312 | Epigraph | the use of a quotation that the beginning of a work that hints at its theme. Hemingway begins The Sun Also Rises with two. One of them is "You are all a lost generation" by Gertrude Stein. | 6 | |
| 9693304394 | Syllogism | From the Greek word " reckoning together." a "" is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion | 7 | |
| 9693315835 | Anecdote | A story or brief episode told by the write or character to illustrate a point. | 8 | |
| 9693321062 | Ad Hominem. | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponents ideas. It comes from the Latin meaning "against the man." | 9 | |
| 9693330818 | Syntax | The grammatical structure of prose and poetry | 10 |
