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| 2438051637 | Syllogism | 2 statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them. It's a formal argument that consists of a major premise, minor premise and a conclusion. | 0 | |
| 2438053392 | Fallacies | plausible argument using false or invalid inferences. | 1 | |
| 2438054449 | Synecdoche | part of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole. ("All hands on deck") | 2 | |
| 2438056178 | Chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second half is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.") | 3 | |
| 2438057358 | Satire | a literary work that criticizes human misconduct and follies. It doesn't target anyone personally or uses sarcasm but targets a whole group or large concepts. | 4 | |
| 2438061214 | Anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. | 5 | |
| 2438061215 | Anathema | (n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article) | 6 | |
| 2438063172 | Equivocation | A type of ambiguity that involves choosing our words carefully to give a listener a false impression without actually lying. | 7 | |
| 2438065063 | Parable | A metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life and told in a simple story or riddle; it uses comparisons to teach a moral or lesson. | 8 | |
| 2438065064 | Antithesis | A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses. | 9 | |
| 2438067767 | Parallelism | Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 10 |
