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| 9533782269 | Chiasmus | When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words are reversed. "I came, I saw, I conquered" |  | 0 |
| 9533782270 | Litotes | A particular form of understatement, generated by denying the opposite of the statement which otherwise would be used. Depending on the tone and context of the usage, litotes either retains the effect of understatement or becomes an intensifying expression |  | 1 |
| 9533782271 | Concession | Accepting at least part or all of an opposing viewpoint. Often used to make one's own argument stronger by demonstrating that one is willing to accept what is obviously true and reasonable, even if it is presented by the opposition. Sometimes also called multiple perspectives because the author is accepting more than one position as true. sometimes a concession is immediately followed by a rebuttal of the concession |  | 2 |
| 9533782272 | Zuegma (Syllepsis) | When a single word governs/modifies two or more other words, and the meaning of the first word must change for each of the other words it governs or modifies |  | 3 |
| 9533782273 | Adage | A folk saying with a lesson, ex, "The early bird gets the worm" |  | 4 |
| 9533782274 | Cumulative Sentence | (aka a loose sentence) When the writer begins with an independent clause, then adds subordinate elements. ex) He doubted whether he could ever again appear before an audience, his confidence broken, his limbs shaking, his collar wet with perspiration |  | 5 |
| 9533782275 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun |  | 6 |
| 9533782276 | Parallelism | Grammatical structures near each other, repeats same structures |  | 7 |
| 9533782277 | Satire | A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life in a humorous effect. it targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions. Good satire usually has three layers: serious on the surface, humorous when you discover that it is satire instead of reality: and serious when you discern the underlying point of the author |  | 8 |
| 9533782278 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Sometimes used for political correctness, sometimes used to exaggerate correctness to add humor. |  | 9 |
| 9533782279 | Colloquial | Ordinary or familiar type of conversation. A colloquialism is a common or familiar type of saying, similar to an adage or aphorism |  | 10 |
| 9533782280 | Synecdoche | A kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts or vice cersa |  | 11 |
| 9533782281 | Metonymy | Replacing an actual word or idea with a related word or concept. "I could not understand his tongue" meaning I could not understand his language |  | 12 |
| 9533782282 | Ellipsis | The deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author. The term ellipsis is related to ellipse, which is the three periods used to show omitted text in quotation |  | 13 |
| 9533782283 | Polysyndeton | When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunctions. Normally, a conjunction is used only before the last item in a list. ex) I walked the dog, and fed the cat, and milked the cows |  | 14 |
| 9533782284 | Aphorism | A terse statement which expresses a general a general truth or moral principle. Can be a memorable summation of the author's point. ex) "A watched pot never boils over" |  | 15 |
| 9533782285 | Persona | Fictional mask, narrator that tells the story |  | 16 |
| 9533782286 | Motif | A recurring idea in a piece of literature. |  | 17 |
| 9533782287 | Iambic Meter | Poetry that is written in lines of 10 syllables, alternating stressed and unstressed syllables |  | 18 |
| 9533782288 | Classicism | Art or literature that sticks to traditional themes and structures |  | 19 |
| 9533782289 | Polemic | A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something |  | 20 |
| 9533782290 | Diatribe | A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something |  | 21 |
| 9533782291 | Periodic Sentence | When the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence. The writer begins with subordinate elements and postpones the main cause. |  | 22 |
| 9533782304 | Loose Sentence | A loose sentence (also called a cumulative sentence) is a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases. |  | 23 |
| 9533782292 | Balanced Sentence | A sentence in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weight on a scare. Both parts are parallel grammatically. ex) If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich |  | 24 |
| 9533782293 | Ad hominem (fallacy) | Latin for "against the man" Personally attacking your opponents instead of their arguments. It is an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, feeling rather than intellect |  | 25 |
| 9533782294 | Appeal to authority (fallacy) | The claim that because somebody famous supports an idea, the idea must be right. Often used in advertising |  | 26 |
| 9533782295 | appeal to bandwagon (fallacy) | If many people believe or agree in it, they join the bandwagon. The popularity of an idea does not guarantee it is right. |  | 27 |
| 9533782296 | appeal to emotion (fallacy) | An attempt to replace a logical argument with an appeal to the audience's emotions. Common emotional appeals are an appeal to sympathy, an appeal to revenge, an appeal to patriotism, any emotion can be used as an appeal |  | 28 |
| 9533782297 | bad analogy (fallacy) | Claiming that two situations are highly similar, when they aren't |  | 29 |
| 9533782298 | cliche thinking (fallacy) | Using as evidence a well-known saying, as if it is proven, or as if it has no exceptions. |  | 30 |
| 9533782299 | false cause (fallacy) | Assuming that because two things happened, the first one caused the second one. Sequence is not causation |  | 31 |
| 9533782300 | hasty generalization (fallacy) | A generalization based on too little or unrepresentative data |  | 32 |
| 9533782301 | Non Sequitur (fallacy) | A conclusion that does not follow from its premises, an invalid argument |  | 33 |
| 9533782302 | Slippery Slope (fallacy) | The assumption that once started, a situation will continue to its most extreme possible outcome |  | 34 |
