Used in Madison High School 2016
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| 3834278798 | False Dilemma | A type of logical fallacy that presents an individual with limited choices without considering the full scope of other options. (Black and White Thinking) -Light Side and Dark Side of the Force | 0 | |
| 3834303489 | Chiasmus | A figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures. -When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. | 1 | |
| 3834315622 | Gerund | A verb ending in -ing that serves as a noun. -A verb that is being a noun | 2 | |
| 3834320048 | Anaphora | The repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of lines of writing or speech -I have a dream | 3 | |
| 3834326912 | Non Sequitur | Literally means, does not follow. An argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant. -Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die. | 4 | |
| 3834334524 | Etymology | The study of where words come from | 5 | |
| 3834337022 | Euphemism | The substitution of a mild or indirect term for one considered to be harsh, blunt or offensive. (sugarcoating it) -Voldemort=You-Know-Who | 6 | |
| 3834363500 | Bandwagon | The "everyone is doing it" fallacy. Because everyone does it you should too. | 7 | |
| 3834372205 | Jargon | unique words or expressions used by a certain group that are sometimes difficult for others to understand. | 8 | |
| 3834377771 | Connotation | The associations of meanings and feelings to a word. Either negative or positive. -mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble there is no place like home. | 9 | |
| 3834387668 | Ad Hominem | An attack or argument on the person, rather than the issue at hand. | 10 | |
| 3834393788 | Fallacy | A failure of logical reasoning. Appears to make an argument reasonable, even though it doesn't. | 11 | |
| 3834399206 | Juxtaposition | Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to it's opposite | 12 | |
| 3834403545 | Predicate Nominative | A noun or pronoun that lives in the predicate and renames the subject using a linking verb. -I am a bucket head. | 13 | |
| 3834413373 | Malapropism | The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding word. -She couldn't eat crabs or other crushed Asians (crustaceans) | 14 | |
| 3834426192 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration that supports or strengthens an argument. | 15 | |
| 3834429731 | Distractor | A possible answer that seems to be correct but isn't. | 16 | |
| 3834432751 | Antithesis | An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an authors claim. -It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. | 17 | |
| 3834440598 | Asyndeton | The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of speech. -And that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. -Not a syn to leave out conjunctions | 18 | |
| 3834450486 | Aphorism | A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth -An apple a day keeps anyone away if thrown hard enough. | 19 | |
| 3834468897 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more clauses. -Government of the *people* by the *people* for the *people*... -Epic trophy at the end. | 20 | |
| 3834486285 | Deduction | A form of logical argument action that uses claims or premises. -Claim, follows with reasons | 21 | |
| 3834496500 | Rhetorical Question | A question whose answer is assumed. It is meant to show the easiness of the answer or to bring up a challenge. It can raise doubt. -Is the pope catholic? | 22 | |
| 3834504372 | Anadiplosis | The technique in which the last word of the clause begins the next clause. -Support your faith with goodness and goodness with knowledge. | 23 | |
| 3834513190 | Epanalepsis | A repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and end of a sentence | 24 | |
| 3834517497 | Predicate Adjective | An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence. | 25 | |
| 3834525422 | Metonymy | The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant. -Suit instead of business executive | 26 | |
| 3834531941 | Syllogism | A three-part argument in which two premises lead to a truth. -A=B, and B=C, therefore, A=C. | 27 | |
| 3834544008 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause. Puts off the main point until the end. -In the week before their departure to Arrakis, when all the final scurrying about had reached a nearly unbearable frenzy, *an old crone came to visit the mother of the boy, Paul.* | 28 | |
| 3834560486 | Irony | Use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. -Verbal: Saying a word in a voice that changes the meaning (sarcasm) -Situational: Contrast between the expected and actual outcome of an event -Dramatic: Contrast in a story or play between the characters perception and the reader's knowledge | 29 | |
| 3834578133 | Poisoning the Well | A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener, or reader, knows anything about him. | 30 | |
| 3834589027 | Zeugma | Using one word to modify two other words in two different ways. -You are free to execute your laws and your citizens as you see fit. -Zumba-Yoga (Dance Exercise) | 31 | |
| 3834600880 | Slippery Slope | A fallacy of argumentation which argues that one thing inevitably leads to another. -If A happens, Z will happen, so A should not happen -Also called the Domino Theory | 32 | |
| 3834624616 | Synthesis | To unite or combine sources to achieve a common end or support a claim. | 33 | |
| 3834629667 | Rhetorical Shift | An author suddenly alters their diction and/or syntax. Usually a dramatic change. But, however, and although are indicators. Usually at critical points in an argument or story. | 34 | |
| 3834642820 | Theme | The basic message or meaning. -THE MEssage -THE MEaning | 35 | |
| 3835651178 | Parallel Syntax | A pattern of language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition. -We will fight them on the beaches, we will fight them in the hills | 36 | |
| 3835661683 | Polysyndeton | The use of a number of conjunctions in close succession. -Usually for artistic effect -and, and, and, and... | 37 | |
| 3835667536 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. -All hands on deck! -Mr. Smee = Synechdoche | 38 | |
| 3835679120 | Anastrophe | The reversal of the natural order of the words. -You, I'll punch! instead of I'll punch you! -An astroNAUT! | 39 | |
| 3835689384 | Straw Man | This occurs when a person engaging in an argument defines his opponents position when the opponent is not present and defines it in a manner that is easy to attack. | 40 | |
| 3835711607 | Understatements | Creates an exaggeration by showing restraint. -We teachers are rather good at magic, you know. | 41 | |
| 3835715616 | Premise | A statement of truth according to the person making the argument. -Premise = promise. You are promising it is true, and then you prove it. | 42 | |
| 3835722415 | Paradox | A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity in order to force the reader to seek clarity. A statement that, despite having sound reasoning or logic, comes to a self-contradictory conclusion. -Paradoxasaur--> If you believe in it, it doesn't exist, but if you don't believe in it, it does exist. | 43 | |
| 3835738364 | Induction | A form of logical argument that uses examples. Starts with examples, leads to a claim. -Syllogism is a type of induction | 44 | |
| 3835744547 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences. How the sentence is put together. | 45 | |
| 3835749412 | Tricolon | A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts. -Separated by commas, not colons- -I came, I saw, I conquered. | 46 | |
| 3835755642 | Ellipsis | Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation or used to create suspense. - How old... Cary Grant / Old Cary Grant fine, how you | 47 | |
| 3835770933 | Red Herring | Something that is (or is intending to be) misleading or distracting. | 48 | |
| 3835778938 | Apostrophe | An arrangement of words addressing a non-existent person or idea in such a way, it seems like they are present. -Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | 49 |
