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| 9962556105 | Ad Hominem | A fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute. | 0 | |
| 9962756884 | Hasty Generalization | Arguer draws conclusions based on insufficient evidence (ex. stereotypes). | 1 | |
| 9962763928 | Faulty Use of Authority | Authority used to back up the argument is not an authority or their are signifiant differences in opinion among authorities. | 2 | |
| 9962773582 | Inductive Fallacy | Arguer leaps to a conclusion on a basis of wrong or insufficient evidence. | 3 | |
| 9962776775 | Deductive Fallacies | Arguer fails to follow the logic of a series of statements. | 4 | |
| 9962804942 | Post Hoc | Because one event follows another event, the first event must have caused the second. | 5 | |
| 9962808711 | False Analogy | Analogy is made without proving a connection between the things compared. | 6 | |
| 9962819244 | Begging the Question | Arguer makes a statement that assumes that the very question being argued has already been proved. | 7 | |
| 9962829614 | Straw Man | This move oversimplifies an opponent's viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument. | 8 | |
| 9962873885 | Two Wrongs Make a Right | Arguer diverts attention from their own flaws by attacking their opponent's flaws. | 9 | |
| 9962879297 | No Sequitur | Argument made doesn't have anything to do with the subject being discussed. | 10 | |
| 9962890319 | Ad Populum | Appeal to the prejudices of the people. | 11 | |
| 9962894687 | Appeal to Tradition | A fallacy which assumes that something old is automatically better than something new. | 12 | |
| 9962556106 | Allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself (ex. The Wizard of Oz). | 13 | |
| 9962556107 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 14 | |
| 9962556108 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds. | 15 | |
| 9962556109 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event. | 16 | |
| 9962556110 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 17 | |
| 9962556111 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun (ex. John is replaced with he). | 18 | |
| 9962556112 | Aphorism | A concise statement of a truth or principle (ex. a barking dog never bites). | 19 | |
| 9962556113 | Apostrophe | Address to an absent or imaginary person (ex. Ferris Bueller). | 20 | |
| 9962556114 | Atmosphere | The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage (i.e. mood). | 21 | |
| 9962556115 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 22 | |
| 9962556116 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. | 23 | |
| 9962556117 | Conceit | An extended metaphor that compares two very dissimilar things. | 24 | |
| 9962556121 | Didactic | Intended to instruct. | 25 | |
| 9962556122 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant. | 26 | |
| 9962556123 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 27 | |
| 9962556125 | Generic Conventions | Features of a text that allow them to be put in a specific genre. | 28 | |
| 9962556127 | Homily | A sermon, or a moralistic lecture. | 29 | |
| 9962556130 | Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. | 30 | |
| 9962556131 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 31 | |
| 9962556132 | Loose Sentence | A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows. |  | 32 |
| 9962556133 | Metonymy (Synecdoche) | Using a single feature to represent the whole (ex. lend me your ear). | 33 | |
| 9962556134 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 34 | |
| 9962556135 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |  | 35 |
| 9962556136 | Paradox | An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth (ex. this statement is false). | 36 | |
| 9962567406 | Parody | A work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner. | 37 | |
| 9962572751 | Evocation | An imaginative recreation. | 38 | |
| 9962572752 | Expose | A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailties, or other shortcomings. | 39 | |
| 9962575541 | Pedantic | Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules. | 40 | |
| 9962580324 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. |  | 41 |
| 9962583468 | Predicate Adjectives | An adjective, group of adjectives, or adjecive clause that follows a linking verb. |  | 42 |
| 9962585547 | Predicate Nominative | A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject. |  | 43 |
| 9962587605 | Rhetorical Modes | Exposition, description, narration, argumentation. | 44 | |
| 9962591679 | Exposition | A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic. | 45 | |
| 9962593514 | Sarcasm | The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. | 46 | |
| 9962597987 | Satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies (ex. The Animal Farm). | 47 | |
| 9962599865 | Style | A basic and distinctive mode of expression. | 48 | |
| 9962604853 | Subject Complement | Is a word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. | | 49 |
| 9962611731 | Subordinate Clause | Created by a subordinating conjunction, a clause that modifies an independent clause. |  | 50 |
| 9962613462 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. |  | 51 |
| 9962620898 | Syntax | Sentence structure. | 52 | |
| 9962620899 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature. | 53 | |
| 9962624874 | Understatment | The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 54 | |
| 9962627527 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. | 55 | |
| 9962629307 | Concrete Detail | A highly specific, particular, often real, actual, or tangible detail; the opposite of abstract. | 56 | |
| 9962631344 | Descriptive Detail | Graphic, exact, and accurate presentation of the characteristics of a person, place, or thing. | 57 | |
| 9962637262 | Periodic Sentences | Sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end. | 58 | |
| 9963130338 | Coordinate Clauses | Clauses of equal rank and structure. | 59 | |
| 9963132655 | Complex Sentence | Both a subordinate and a main clause. | 60 | |
| 9963162689 | c. circa (ca) | Used to show that a date is approximate. | 61 | |
| 9963169491 | ib./ibid. (ibidem) | In the same passage or page quoted above. | 62 | |
| 9963175579 | sic | Indicates a misspelling or error in a quoted source. | 63 | |
| 9963181546 | viz | Namely (same as i.e.). | 64 | |
| 9963183519 | vide | Refers the reader to an earlier statement or definition within the body of the essay. | 65 | |
| 9963215726 | Citation | Author's Name, Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Page Number. | 66 | |
| 9963220080 | In Text Citation | (Author Page #) or (Title) | 67 | |
| 9964726335 | Epigram | A witty saying expressing a single thought or observation. |  | 68 |
| 9964731970 | Antithesis | Direct opposite. |  | 69 |
| 9964746440 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts. |  | 70 |
| 9964756046 | Platitude | Cliche. | 71 | |
| 9964758168 | Compound Subject | Two or more subjects joined together usually by "and" or "or" that share a common verb. | 72 | |
| 9964774777 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds. |  | 73 |
| 9964778339 | Parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. | 74 | |
| 9964781360 | Saga | A long detailed story. | 75 | |
| 9964793765 | Caricature | An exaggerated portrayal of one's features. | 76 | |
| 9964800509 | Entendre | Double meaning. |  | 77 |
| 9964813210 | Relative Clauses | A dependent clause that starts with a relative pronoun (that, where, who, etc). |  | 78 |
