Grammar
Rhetorical Modes
Figurative Language
Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Fallacies
100

A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

What is a compound sentence?

100

This rhetorical mode uses solid and appropriate illustrations to communicate clearly and with clarity.

What is exemplification?

100
"Her eyes were pools of liquid light."
What is a "metaphor?"
100
Can poverty ever be eradicated?
What is a "Rhetorical Question?"
100
"Of course that writer supports gun control; she is a Democrat!"
What is an "ad hominem argument?"
200
A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units, such as prases and clauses.
What is "Loose sentence?"
200
This rhetorical mode divides up information into groups according to certain characteristics.
What is "classification?"
200
The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage.
What is "Ambiguity?"
200

A brief reference to something historical, Biblical, mythological, literary, or current.

What is an allusion?

200
This is a statement that does not relate logically to what comes before it.
What is "a non sequitur?"
300

A type of sentence that gives a command to the reader.

What is an imperative sentence?

300
This rhetorical mode is used by writers when they want to explain how to do something or how something was done.
What is "process analysis?"
300
Pre-owned for used or second-hand; enhanced interrogation for torture; wind for belch or fart; convenience fee for surcharge.
What is a "euphemism?"
300
"That’ll cost you an arm and a leg."
What is a "Cliché?"
300

When two cases are presented as parallel, but they are not sufficiently parallel to make the comparison.

What is a false analogy?

400
A long and frequently involved sentence, marked by suspended syntax, in which the sense is not completed until the final word--usually with an emphatic climax.
What is a "periodic sentence?"
400
This rhetorical mode explains why things should be or should have been done. It explains the processes responsible for the process.
What is "cause and effect?"
400
"You have a lot of work to do, so I'll lend you a hand."
What is a "synechdoche?"
400
[Said to a mean boss]: “You’ve been so kind to me.”
What is "Irony?"
400

"Some environmentalists argue that the interests of nonhuman species should be given consideration in decisions about economic development. Every time there is an advance in industry, some animals may be harmed. But if we halt all economic growth and technological development, human beings will be forced to have far greater impacts on the environment that otherwise."

What is "strawman fallacy?" Clearly "halting all development" implies something quite different than does "given consideration."

500
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
What is an "antecedent?"
500
This rhetorical mode helps to make expository or argumentative writing lively and interesting and hold the reader's interest. It is typically used to communicate a scene, a specific place, or a person to the reader.
What is "description?"
500
"We talked with each other about each other Though neither of us spoke —" (Emily Dickinson)
What is "paradox?"
500
"Never let a fool kiss you--or a kiss fool you." (anonymous)
What is "chiasmus?"
500
This is shifting the attention away from an important issue by introducing an issue that has no logical connection to the discussion at hand.
What is a "red herring?"
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