Logic & Rhetoric
this fallacy occurs when a speaker attacks their opponent's character rather than the actual argument being made.
What is Ad hominem?
Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, and Look to deduce a character's traits rather than being told directly.
What is Indirect Characterization?
This term refers to an author’s specific choice of words and style of expression, which can range from formal and elevated to informal or slang.
What is diction?
marks the moment the hero receives information that acts as a challenge to leave their everyday life and head into the unknown.
What is the Call to Adventure?
A rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect, typically using parallel structure.
What is Antithesis?
This logical fallacy claims that a relatively small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of related (and usually negative) events.
What is a Slippery slope?
This type of character is used specifically to contrast with the protagonist, highlighting particular qualities of the hero through their differences.
What is a Character Foil?
an object represents a larger abstract idea.
What is symbolism?
This is the point where the hero actually leaves the world they're familiar with and enters the field of adventure, moving past a boundary guarded by a protective figure.
What is Crossing the Threshold?
The intentional omission of conjunctions between phrases or clauses while maintaining grammatical accuracy, used to speed up the rhythm of the text.
What is Asyndeton?
focuses on appealing to the audience’s emotions, such as pity, anger, or joy.
What is Pathos?
this type of character undergoes a significant internal change or growth by the end of the story.
What is a Dynamic Character?
this term describes the author’s own attitude toward the subject matter or the audience.
What is tone?
Representing the final separation from the hero's known world and self
What is Entering the Belly of the Whale?
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly, but which may include a latent truth or be used to illustrate an opinion contrary to accepted traditional ideas.
What is Paradox?
This error in reasoning occurs when someone reaches a broad conclusion based on a sample size that is far too small to be representative.
What is a Hasty generalization?
this type of character is uncomplicated, predictable, and usually possesses only one or two personality traits.
What is a Flat Character?
This is a recurring image, sound, or action in a text that helps to develop and inform the story's larger themes.
whyat is motif
In this stage, the hero encounters a seasoned traveler or wise figure who provides essential guidance, training, or even a magical object to help them succeed
What is Meeting the Mentor?
A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes, such as emotions, desires, or physical sensations.
What is Personification?
This term refers to a diversionary tactic where an irrelevant topic is introduced into a discussion to deflect attention from the original issue.
What is a Red herring?
when the narrator explicitly tells the audience what a character is like
What is Direct Characterization?
central message, moral, or universal truth that an author explores throughout a piece of literature.
What is a theme?
This final stage describes a hero who has achieved a balance between the inner and outer worlds, or the mundane and the supernatural
What is Master of Two Worlds?
A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics.
What is Metaphor?