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| 8968592485 | Ad Hominem | Rhetorical falllacy. Latin for "against the man," when a writer personally attacks his or her opponents instead of their arguments. | 0 | |
| 8968604325 | Allusion | Reference to something the writer presumes the audience would know. | 1 | |
| 8968614604 | Ambiguity | An event, situation, or writing that may be interpreted in more than one way. | 2 | |
| 8968617902 | Analogy | a comparison of two similar but different things | 3 | |
| 8968622206 | Anecdote | A short, simple narrative, often humorous or used as an example. | 4 | |
| 8968625927 | Antithesis | the opposite of the main point | 5 | |
| 8968627802 | Aphorism | a statement or saying that contains a general truth, and is either witty or wise, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it.". | 6 | |
| 8968636801 | Appeal to ignorance | Rhetorical fallacy. Whatever has not been proven false must be true (or whatever has not been proven true must be false). Ex: nobody has proven that the Loch Ness monster doesn't exist, therefore it must exist. | 7 | |
| 8968646079 | Bandwagon Appeals | Rhetorical fallacy. Also known as "peer pressure". It's the idea that you should believe an assertion because everyone else does. | 8 | |
| 8968653198 | Circumlocution | Literally, "talking around" a subject. Using many words to describe something simple. | 9 | |
| 8968683167 | tone | the general attitude the author takes towards his/her work. Generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. | 10 | |
| 8968691472 | Allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence. | 11 | |
| 8968701378 | Assertion | a declaration that something is the case; insistent and positive affirming, maintaining, or defending. | 12 | |
| 8968707099 | claim | the main argument; supported by evidence, quotations, argumentation, expert opinions, statistics, and telling details | 13 | |
| 8968710776 | counterclaim | an opposing claim; especially a claim brought by someone with an opposite stance. | 14 | |
| 8968715227 | Concession | granting some validity to the other side—conceding to the other side. | 15 | |
| 8968718820 | Dogmatism | The speaker presumes that his or her beliefs are beyond question; the logic: "I'm correct because I'm correct". | 16 | |
| 8968725210 | Rhetoric | the art of using words to persuade in writing and speaking. | 17 | |
| 8968729051 | Rhetorical Question | a question that is asked for the sake of stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered. | 18 | |
| 8968734359 | Rhetorical Triangle | Aristotle taught that a speaker's ability to persuade an audience is based on how well the speaker appeals to that audience in three different areas: logos, ethos, and pathos. We can also understand it as: author, audience, and subject. | 19 | |
| 8968738300 | Ethos | an appeal to ethics; a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader | 20 | |
| 8968741412 | Pathos | an appeal to emotion; a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response | 21 | |
| 8968746579 | Logos | an appeal to logic; a way of persuading an audience by reason. | 22 | |
| 8968749168 | Syllogism | a form of deductive logic including a major premise, minor premise, and a conclusion; the premises logically lead to the conclusion. | 23 | |
| 8968760310 | Rhetorical Fallacy | Rhetorical fallacies, or fallacies of argument, don't allow for the open, two-way exchange of ideas upon which meaningful conversations depend. Instead, they distract the reader with various appeals instead of using sound reasoning. | 24 | |
| 8968772865 | Equivocation | Rhetorical fallacy. A partial telling of the truth. The speaker deliberately hides the entire truth - lying by omission. A fallacy equating two different meanings of one word. | 25 | |
| 8968776150 | Euphemism | A less offensive substitute for a generally impolite word or concept. | 26 | |
| 8968779646 | False Dichotomy | Rhetorical fallacy. A consideration of only two extremes when there are one or more intermediate possibilities. Ex: "AP is so hard; either you get it or you don't." | 27 | |
| 8968783733 | Hasty Generalization | Rhetorical fallacy. When someone tries to lead you to a conclusion by providing insufficient, selective evidence. | 28 | |
| 8968787339 | Invectivce | Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. Intended to attack. | 29 | |
| 8968791609 | Non Sequitur | Logical fallacy. A Latin phrase meaning "It doesn't follow." It's a statement that doesn't relate logically to what comes before it. | 30 | |
| 8968795146 | Refutation | Arguing against the opposition. | 31 | |
| 8968809655 | Scare Tactics | Fallacy. Used to frighten the audience into agreeing with the speaker. Usually, the speaker doesn't have a logical argument to fall back on. | 32 | |
| 8968814495 | Slippery Slope | Rhetorical fallacy. An argument that suggests dire consequences from relatively minor causes. | 33 | |
| 8968818015 | Straw Man Argument | Rhetorical fallacy. An oversimplification of an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack. | 34 | |
| 8968835629 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. | 35 | |
| 8968838305 | Diction | The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. | 36 | |
| 8968842169 | Didactic | Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. | 37 | |
| 8968847385 | Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. Reading between the lines. | 38 | |
| 8968850069 | Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. | 39 | |
| 8968854397 | Juxtaposition | The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. | 40 | |
| 8968856972 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute for the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing. | 41 | |
| 8968861336 | Parallelism | Using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter. This technique adds symmetry, effectiveness and balance to the written piece. | 42 | |
| 8968865121 | Pedantic | "like a pedant," someone who's too concerned with literal accuracy or formality. It's a negative term that implies someone is showing off book learning or trivia, especially in a tiresome way. | 43 | |
| 8968869154 | Red Herring | something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences towards a false conclusion. | 44 | |
| 8968871750 | Repetition | a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable. | 45 | |
| 8968876541 | Synecdoche | a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part. | 46 | |
| 8968899052 | Absurdity | Being ridiculous or wildly | 47 | |
| 8968902354 | Exaggeration | a statement that represents something as better or worse than it is. | 48 | |
| 8968904993 | Mock Seriousness | pretending to be serious as a joke. Used to describe the tone. | 49 | |
| 8968908089 | Oxymoron | a combination of contradictory or incongruous words. Ex: jumbo shrimp, working vacation | 50 | |
| 8968914127 | Paradox | a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. | 51 | |
| 8968916757 | Parody | an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. | 52 | |
| 8968918857 | Pun | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. | 53 | |
| 8968922091 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. | 54 | |
| 8968924959 | Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 55 | |
| 8968927559 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 56 |
