Ap Language Flashcards
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| 7193738449 | ad hominem argument | attacking the person not the arguement | 0 | |
| 7193738450 | Either/or fallacy | reducing an argument or issue to two polar opposites and ignoring possible middle ground | 1 | |
| 7193738451 | post hoc argument | cites an unrelated event that occured earlier as the cause of a current situation | 2 | |
| 7193738452 | Metonymy | use of an aspect of something to represent the whole | 3 | |
| 7193738453 | Antithesis | Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas | 4 | |
| 7193738454 | authority | A reliable, respected source—someone with knowledge. | 5 | |
| 7193738455 | Assertion | An emphatic statement; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument | 6 | |
| 7193738456 | imperative sentence | A sentence that requests or commands. | 7 | |
| 7193738457 | rhetorical modes | patterns of organization developed to achieve a specific purpose | 8 | |
| 7193738458 | simple sentence | a sentence containg a subject and a predicate, an ind. clause | 9 | |
| 7193738459 | Colloquialism | An informal or conversational use of language. | 10 | |
| 7193738460 | cumulative sentence | an independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases. | 11 | |
| 7193738461 | Polysendeton | the deliberate use of a series of conjunctions | 12 | |
| 7193738462 | Syllogism | a form of deductive reasoning conclusion is supported by the major and minor premise | 13 | |
| 7193738463 | Understatement | Lack of emphasis in a statement or point. | 14 | |
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