AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 9792404620 | Ad Hominem | a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute | 0 | |
| 9792404621 | Connotation/Denotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 1 | |
| 9792404622 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 2 | |
| 9792404623 | Ellipsis | in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods | 3 | |
| 9792404624 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 4 | |
| 9792404625 | Metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 5 | |
| 9792404626 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 6 | |
| 9792404627 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 7 | |
| 9792404628 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 8 | |
| 9792404629 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 9 |