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| 7595556737 | Ad Hominem Argument | Latin for "to or against the person," this fallacy involves switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker |  | 0 |
| 7595556738 | Ad Populum (bandwagon appeal) | This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do." |  | 1 |
| 7595556739 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning |  | 2 |
| 7595556740 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something that is commonly known. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, or mythical. |  | 3 |
| 7595556744 | Antithesis | A figure of speech that involves an opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction. |  | 4 |
| 7595556745 | Appeal to False Authority | This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise on a subject is cited as an authority. |  | 5 |
| 7595556749 | Attitude | A writer's position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing. |  | 6 |
| 7595556751 | Concession | An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. |  | 7 |
| 7595556753 | Context | The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. |  | 8 |
| 7595556754 | Counterargument | An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward |  | 9 |
| 7595556758 | Claim | Also called an assertion or a proposition, a claim states the argument's main idea or position. A claim differs from a topic or subject in that a claim has to be arguable. |  | 10 |
| 7595556759 | Claim of Fact | A claim of fact asserts that something is true or not true. Ex. Test scores accurately measure a student's success! |  | 11 |
| 7595556760 | Claim of Value | A claim of value argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong. Ex. Video games are corrupting today's youth. |  | 12 |
| 7595556761 | Claim of Policy | A claim of policy proposes a change. Ex. Legalize marijuana! |  | 13 |
| 7595556762 | Closed Thesis | A thesis that is a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews major points the writer intends to make. |  | 14 |
| 7595556765 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word. |  | 15 |
| 7595556766 | Diction | related to style, refers to the writer's word choices. Examples include, formal or informal, ornate or plain. |  | 16 |
| 7595556768 | Ethos | A speaker's expertise, knowledge, experience, sincerity, and common purpose with the audience are examples of how a speaker demonstrates they are credible and trustworthy. |  | 17 |
| 7595556770 | Extended Metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length |  | 18 |
| 7595556773 | Imagery | the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions |  | 19 |
| 7595556774 | Infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. Inferences are not directly stated. |  | 20 |
| 7595556776 | Juxtaposition | placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas closely together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. |  | 21 |
| 7595556777 | Logical Fallacy | A mistake in verbal reasoning. The reasoning must be potentially deceptive. |  | 22 |
| 7595556779 | Mode of discourse: exposition | writing that intends to inform and demonstrate a point | 23 | |
| 7595556780 | Mode of discourse: narration | writing that tells a story or relates a series of events | 24 | |
| 7595556781 | Mode of discourse: description | writing that creates sensory images, often evoking a mood or atmosphere | 25 | |
| 7595556782 | Mode of discourse: argumentation | writing that takes a stand on an issue and supports it with evidence and logical reasoning | 26 | |
| 7595556784 | Parallelism/parallel construction/parallel structure | The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity |  | 27 |
| 7595556786 | Pathos | a speaker's intent to inspire an emotional reaction in an audience |  | 28 |
| 7595556792 | Rhetoric | Greek for "orator" describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively |  | 29 |
| 7595556793 | Logos | Employs logical reasoning, combining a clear idea with well-thought-out and appropriate examples and details |  | 30 |
| 7595556794 | Rhetorical appeals | The persuasive device by which a writer tries to sway the audience's attention and response to a given work. |  | 31 |
| 7595556795 | Oxymoron | a paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words |  | 32 |
| 7595556796 | Persona | The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience |  | 33 |
| 7595556797 | Polemic | An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others. |  | 34 |
| 7595556799 | Propaganda | The spread of ideas and information to further a cause |  | 35 |
| 7595556800 | Qualifier | Words used to temper a claim, making it less absolute Ex. usually, probably, maybe, in most cases, most likely |  | 36 |
| 7595556802 | Second-hand evidence | evidence that is accessed through research, reading, and investigation |  | 37 |
| 7595556807 | Rhetorical Question | a question that is asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply |  | 38 |
| 7595556808 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies, or societal institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule |  | 39 |
| 7595556810 | Style | An evaluation of a sum of choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. |  | 40 |
| 7595556811 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents to premises--the first one called major and the second minor--that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. |  | 41 |
| 7595556812 | Symbol | An object, action, character, scene, or idea that represents something more abstract. |  | 42 |
| 7595556813 | Syntax | the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences |  | 43 |
| 7595556815 | Thesis | A statement that is the sentence or group of sentences that directly express the author's opinion, purpose, meaning or proposition. |  | 44 |
| 7595556816 | Tone | tone describes the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both. |  | 45 |
| 7595556817 | Mood | The dominant impression or emotional atmosphere evoked by a text. Ex. Mood is how "you" feel after reading a text. |  | 46 |
| 7595556819 | Rhetorical Strategies | A global term that refers to all the strategies an author can use. Ex. structure, purpose, style |  | 47 |
| 7595556820 | Begging the question | A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt. |  | 48 |
| 7595556821 | Either/Or (false dilemma) | In this fallacy, the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices. |  | 49 |
| 7595556822 | First-hand evidence | Evidence based on something the writer knows, whether it's from personal experience or observations. | 50 | |
| 7595556823 | Hasty generalization | A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate information. |  | 51 |
| 7595556824 | Hortative Sentence | Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action. |  | 52 |
| 7595556825 | Occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written |  | 53 |
| 7595556826 | Open thesis | A thesis that does not list all of the points the writer intends to cover in an essay. | | 54 |
