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| 12085684460 | ad hominem fallacy | diversionary tactic of attacking the character of your opponent. | 0 | |
| 12085715130 | ad populum fallacy | "everyone else is doing it so we should too" | 1 | |
| 12085731320 | alliteration | Repeating the same sound beginning several words or syllables in a sentence | 2 | |
| 12085773799 | allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, work of art, or event | 3 | |
| 12085781456 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way, oftentimes used to explain difficult concepts | 4 | |
| 12085810440 | anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines | 5 | |
| 12085826829 | anecdote | a brief story used to illustrate a point or claim | 6 | |
| 12085837398 | antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order | 7 | |
| 12085850626 | antithesis | opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction | 8 | |
| 12085863790 | logical fallacy of appeal to false authority | When someone who has no experience on the issue is cited as an authority | 9 | |
| 12085880043 | archaic dictation | old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 10 | |
| 12085890224 | argument | A process of reasoned inquiry; a persuasive discourse resulting in a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion. | 11 | |
| 12085903790 | assertion | a statement that presents a claim or thesis | 12 | |
| 12085913479 | asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 13 | |
| 12085934917 | backing | further assurances or data without which the assumption lacks authority | 14 | |
| 12085948875 | begging the question fallacy | when a claim is based on evidence or support that hasn't been proven. | 15 | |
| 12085973362 | circular reasoning fallacy | when the argument repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 16 | |
| 12085992446 | classical oration | 5 part argument structure used by classical rhetoricians | 17 | |
| 12086010584 | What are the 5 parts of classical oration? | introduction, narration, confirmation, refutation, conclusion | 18 | |
| 12086023621 | What is the narration part of classical oration? | Provides facts and background information, establishes why the subject is a problem that needs to be addressed | 19 | |
| 12086039617 | closed thesis | a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make | 20 | |
| 12086072789 | complex sentence | a sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 21 | |
| 12086099948 | compound sentence | a sentence with at least 2 independent clauses | 22 | |
| 12086113812 | concession | acknowledging that the opposing argument may be true or reasonable | 23 | |
| 12086134608 | confirmation part of classical oration | major part of the text, proves the writer's case | 24 | |
| 12086149601 | counterargument | opposing argument to the one the writer is putting forward | 25 | |
| 12086165170 | cumulative sentence | sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on | 26 | |
| 12086182226 | deduction | logical process where you reach a conclusion by starting with a general principle/universal truth and applying it to a specific case | 27 | |
| 12086200203 | diction | word choice | 28 | |
| 12086210506 | either/or fallacy | the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices | 29 | |
| 12086226809 | enthymeme | a syllogism with one of the premises implied and taken for granted as understood | 30 | |
| 12086246079 | equivocation fallacy | uses a term with 2 or more meanings in an attempt to misrepresent or deceive. | 31 | |
| 12086268034 | exordium | The introduction to an argument in a classical oration. Announces the subject and purpose, appeals to ethos. | 32 | |
| 12086286764 | faulty analogy fallacy | when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable | 33 | |
| 12086299540 | figurative language | nonliteral language | 34 | |
| 12086311903 | first-hand evidence | evidence based on something the writer knows from personal experience, observation, or general knowledge | 35 | |
| 12086338672 | hasty generalization fallacy | a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence | 36 | |
| 12086355991 | hortative sentence | sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action | 37 | |
| 12086363438 | hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration | 38 | |
| 12086377615 | imperative sentence | sentence used to command or enjoin | 39 | |
| 12086385965 | inductive reasoning | logical process in which you use specific cases to draw a larger conclusion. Generalization. | 40 | |
| 12086407076 | inversion | Inverted order of words in a sentence | 41 | |
| 12086419972 | irony | when the opposite of what is expected happens | 42 | |
| 12086430683 | juxtaposition | placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences | 43 | |
| 12086448753 | metaphor | figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as | 44 | |
| 12086466311 | metonymy | figure of speech in which something is represented by another thing that is related to it or emblematic of it. | 45 | |
| 12086489720 | modifier | an adjective, adverb, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun, pronoun, or verb. The purpose is usually to describe, focus, or qualify. | 46 | |
| 12086528395 | open thesis | a thesis that does not list all the points the writer intends to cover in the essay | 47 | |
| 12086544724 | oxymoron | a paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words | 48 | |
| 12086556652 | paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is ironically true | 49 | |
| 12086569099 | parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 50 | |
| 12086578808 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end | 51 | |
| 12086591132 | peroration | the final part of the argument in classical oration. Follows the refutation, appeals to pathos, draws audience towards the conclusion | 52 | |
| 12086620175 | polemic | person who won't admit merit of opposing argument, aggressive argument. | 53 | |
| 12086644297 | polysyndeton | deliberate use of multiple conjugations between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 54 | |
| 12086669145 | post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy | claim that something is a cause just because it happened earlier | 55 | |
| 12086690109 | qualified argument | An argument that is not absolute. It acknowledges the merits of an opposing view, but develops a stronger case for its own position. | 56 | |
| 12086705195 | qualifier | person who uses words like usually, probably, maybe, and most likely in order to make the claim absolute | 57 | |
| 12086735968 | qualitative evidence | evidence supported by reason, tradition, or precedent | 58 | |
| 12086744769 | quantitative evidence | evidence that can be measured cited, counted, or otherwise represented in numbers | 59 | |
| 12086764424 | reservation | explains the terms and conditions necessitated by the qualifier | 60 | |
| 12086777432 | Rogerian argument | argument based on the assumption that you must understand the opposition in order to respond to it persuasively and without alienating them. | 61 | |
| 12086805083 | scheme | artful syntax; a deviation from the normal order of words | 62 | |
| 12086827274 | second hand evidence | evidence accessed through research, reading, and investigation | 63 | |
| 12086836136 | simile | a figure of speech used to explain or clarify an idea buy comparing it explicitly to something else, using the words like or as. | 64 | |
| 12086857863 | straw man fallacy | when the speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule/refute an idea | 65 | |
| 12086877220 | syllogism | a logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion | 66 | |
| 12087609738 | synecdoche | figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole | 67 | |
| 12087622390 | syntax | the arrangement of words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. | 68 | |
| 12087643594 | synthesize | combining two or more ideas in order to create something more complex in support of a new idea | 69 | |
| 12087686150 | tone | a speaker's attitude towards the subject conveyed by the speaker's stylistic and rhetorical choices. | 70 | |
| 12087702109 | Toulmin model | an approach to analyzing and constructing arguments: because (evidence as support), therefore (claim), since (warrant or assumption), on account of (backing), unless (reservation) | 71 | |
| 12087744595 | trope | artful diction, a figure of speech | 72 | |
| 12087762358 | warrant | In the Toulmin model, expresses the assumption shared by the speaker and the audience | 73 | |
| 12087787958 | zeugma | use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings | 74 | |
| 12087830379 | What is this an example of? "You should vote for Rachelle Ray- she has a strong lead in the polls." | ad populum (bandwagon) | 75 | |
| 12087863106 | "Let us go forth to lead the land we love." - John F. Kennedy What is this an example of? | alliteration | 76 | |
| 12087887267 | "let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah..." -JFK What is this an example of? | allusion | 77 | |
| 12087900804 | "as birds have flight, our special gift is reason." What is this an example of? | analogy | 78 | |
| 12087913551 | "...not a call to bear arms, though arms we need-not as a call to battle, though embattled we are..." -JfK What is this an example of? | anaphora | 79 | |
| 12087956432 | "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country." -JFK What is this an example of? | antimetabole | 80 | |
| 12087985212 | "We shall... support any friend, oppose any foe.." - JFK What is this an example of? | antithesis | 81 | |
| 12088017237 | "According to former congressional leader Joe Shmoe, the Himalayas have an estimated Yeti population of between 300 and 500 individuals." What is this an example of? | Appeal to false authority | 82 | |
| 12088037144 | "Fourscore and seven years ago..." -Abraham Lincoln What is this an example of? | archaic diction | 83 | |
| 12088203353 | "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty" -JFK What is this an example of? | Asyndeton | 84 | |
| 12088248931 | "Giving students easy access to a wealth of facts and resources online allows them to develop critical thinking skills." What is this an example of? | begging the question fallacyou Y | 85 | |
| 12088272388 | "You can't give me a C; I'm an A student" What is this an example of? | Circular reasoning | 86 | |
| 12088323513 | "The three-dimensional characters, exciting plot, and complex themes of the Harry Potter series make them not only legendary children's books but also enduring literary classics." What is this an example of? | a closed thesis | 87 | |
| 12088361097 | "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." -JFK What is this an example of? | a complex sentence | 88 | |
| 12088427047 | "The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it and the glow from that fire can truly light the world." -JFK What is this an example of? | a compound sentence | 89 | |
| 12088489152 | "But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course-both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind's final war." -JFK What is this an example of? | a cumulative sentence | 90 | |
| 12088536492 | "Exercise contributes to better health. Yoga is a type of exercise. Therefore, yoga contributes to better health." What is this an example of? | deductive reasoning | 91 | |
| 12088557826 | "either we agree to higher taxes, or our grandchildren will be mired in debt." What is this an example of? | either/or fallacy | 92 | |
| 12088585250 | "You should take her class because I learned so much from her last year." What is this an example of? | enthymeme" | 93 | |
| 12088612884 | "We will bring our enemies to justice, or we will bring justice to them." What is this an example of? | equivocation | 94 | |
| 12088651496 | "Smoking isn't bad for you; my great aunt smoked a pack a day and she lived to be 90." What is this an example of? | a hasty generalization fallacy | 95 | |
| 12088769471 | "Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us." -JFK What is this an example of? | Hortative sentence | 96 | |
| 12088807900 | "My fellow citizens of the world; ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -JFK What is this an example of? | imperative sentence | 97 | |
| 12088837971 | "Exercise promotes weight loss, lowers stress levels, and improves mood. Therefore, exercise contributes to better health." What is this an example of? | Inductive reasoning | 98 | |
| 12088867316 | "United there is little we cannot due in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided there is little we can do." -JFK What is this an example of? | Inversion | 99 | |
| 12088889295 | "If a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion..." -JFK What is this an example of? | metaphore | 100 | |
| 12088902648 | "The pen is mightier than the sword." What is this an example of? | metonymy | 101 | |
| 12088995206 | "Sprawling and dull in class, he comes alive in the halls and the cafeteria." -David Denby What is this an example of? | a modifier | 102 | |
| 12089020819 | "The popularity of the Harry Potter series demonstrates that simplicity trumps complexity when It comes to the taste of readers, both young and old." What is this an example of? | an open thesis | 103 | |
| 12089062127 | "To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge to support..." -JFK What is this an example of? | a periodic sentence | 104 | |
| 12089089986 | "I payed for my plane ticket, and the taxes, and the fees, and the charge for the checked bag, and five dollars for a bottle of water." What is this an example of? | polysyndeton | 105 | |
| 12089159859 | "When you open a book, you open your mind." What is this an example of? | zeugma | 106 |
