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| 9735685805 | Non Sequitur | fallacy in which a conclusion does not follow from what preceded it | 0 | |
| 9735698022 | Rhetorical Question | question not asked for information, but for effect | 1 | |
| 9735704270 | Malapropism | absurd or humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound | 2 | |
| 9735711207 | Parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule | 3 | |
| 9735725856 | Satire | targets human vices and fallacies or social conventions for reform or ridicule | 4 | |
| 9735737804 | synethesia | when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another | 5 | |
| 9735741706 | paradox | a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity | 6 | |
| 9735752680 | prose | refers to fiction and nonfiction major division of genre | 7 | |
| 9735757546 | ellipsis | deliberate omission of a word from prose, done for effect by the author | 8 | |
| 9735766555 | connotation | non literal, associative meaning of a word; suggested meaning | 9 | |
| 9735775787 | syntax | the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. similar to diction, but it is the GROUPS of words | 10 | |
| 9735786378 | juxtaposition | rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating a certain effect | 11 | |
| 9735794862 | colloquial | the use of slang or informalities in a speech or writing | 12 | |
| 9735802678 | rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing, effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 13 | |
| 9735814264 | juxtaposition | "But it is inevitable that they will keep changing the doors, he sold, because that is what they are for; and the thing is to get used to it and not let unsettle the mind..." | 14 | |
| 9735826664 | malapropism | "A witness shall not bear falsies against thy neighbor" | 15 | |
| 9735839290 | cause and effect argument | "The popularity of SUV's in America has caused pollution to increase." | 16 | |
| 9735845039 | Chiasmus | "Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live." | 17 | |
| 9735851218 | paradox | "The swiftest traveler is he that goes afoot." | 18 | |
| 9735862896 | metonymy | the suits on Wall Street walked off with most of our savings | 19 | |
| 9735872148 | parallelism | when you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative | 20 | |
| 9735877507 | begging the question | if such actions were not illegal, then they would not be prohibited by the law | 21 | |
| 9735887163 | hyperbole | the things you don't know fill a whole library and leave room for few pamphlets | 22 | |
| 9735894893 | oxymoron | "the best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep" | 23 | |
| 9735903974 | poisoning the well | logical fallacy; when a person attempts to place an opponent in a position from which he or she is unable to reply; discrediting the enemy | 24 | |
| 9735920467 | anadiplosis | repetition of the last ford of one line or clause to begin the next | 25 | |
| 9735926825 | tri colon | "tell me and I forget. teach m and I remember. Involve me and I learn" | 26 | |
| 9735931762 | red herring | logical fallacy; draw attention away from the central issue in an argument or discussion | 27 | |
| 9735940512 | red herring | "we admit that this measure is popular, but we also urge you to note that there are so many bond issues on the ballot that the whole thing is getting ridiculous" | 28 | |
| 9735950769 | pun | "I would like to go to Holland someday. Wooden shoe?" | 29 | |
| 9735956460 | zeugma | use of the word to modify or govern 2 or more words although its use may be grammatically or logically correct with only one | 30 | |
| 9735967314 | chiasmus | rhetorical device in which 2 or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect | 31 | |
| 9735979480 | syllogism | deductive system of formal logic that presents 2 premises that inevitable leads to a sound conclusion | 32 | |
| 9735985311 | false analogy | fallacy in which an argument is based on misleading, superficial, or implausible comparisons | 33 | |
| 9735996688 | pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly or academic; using big words for the sake of using big words | 34 | |
| 9736011735 | straw man | logical fallacy; which an opponents argument is overstated or misrepresented in order to be more easily attacked or refuted | 35 | |
| 9736021488 | anadiplosis | "My conscience hath a thousand several ounces, and every tune brings in a several tale, and every tale condemns me for a villain" | 36 | |
| 9736035469 | appositive | my uncle,a lawyer, is visiting the U.S. | 37 | |
| 9736043226 | anadiplosis | " a lie begets a lie" | 38 | |
| 9736047185 | slippery slope | logical fallacy; a course of action is objected to on the grounds that once taken, it will lead to additional actions until some undesirable consequence results | 39 | |
| 9736064964 | aphorism | "he retained his virtues amidst all his-misfortunes--misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent" | 40 | |
| 9736076717 | zeugma | "you held your breath and the door for me" | 41 | |
| 9736082986 | tricolon | a rhetorical term for a series of 3 parallel words, phrases, or clauses | 42 | |
| 9736092121 | ad hominem | 'you claim that Mr. Jones is innocent, by why should anyone listen to you? You don't even like the Carolina Panthers!' | 43 | |
| 9736102844 | syllogism | major premise: all mammals are warm-blooded minor premis: all black dogs are mammals conclusion: all black dogs are warm-blooded | 44 |
