Arguing against the man instead of against the issue. Example: We can’t elect him mayor. He cheats on his wife! Or: He doesn’t really believe in the First Amendment. He just wants to defend his right to hold racist views.
What is ad hominem
100
Considered the father of rhetoric.
who is Aristotle?
100
The study and the art of using language effectively
What is a rhetoric?
100
The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, sentences.
What is syntax?
100
Also called a proposition – answers the question “What are you trying to prove?
What is a claim?
200
The conclusion does not follow logically from the premise. Example: My teacher is pretty; I’ll learn a lot from her. Or: If I buy this cell phone, everyone will love me
What is non sequitur
200
These are the five parts of the rhetorical situation.
Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Subject, Context
200
The manner in which an author uses words, shapes, ideas, forms, and sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas.
What is style?
200
This contains 2 independent clauses and a dependent clause.
What is compound-complex sentence?
200
an argument that focuses heavily on expert opinions, statistics, and factual evidence.
What is logic (logos)?
300
A generalization based on too little evidence, or on evidence that is biased. Example: All men are testosterone-driven idiots. Or: After being in New York for a week, I can tell you: all New Yorkers are rude.
What is hasty generalization
300
This is what acronym LEADN, used to analyze diction, stands for.
L ow or informal diction?
E levated language or formal diction
?A bstract and concrete diction?
D enotation and connotation
?N eutral diction
300
The emotional response that a piece of literature stimulates in the reader.
What is mood?
300
the suggested meaning of a word or phrase.
What is connotation?
300
Pathos is aligned with this segment of the Rhetorical Triangle.
What is the audience?
400
Asserting a point that has just been made. Example: She is ignorant because she was never educated. Or: We sin because we’re sinners.
What is circular reasoning (or begging the question)
400
This consists of specific words that describe physical qualities or conditions.
What is concrete diction?
400
The writer’s attitude toward the subject or sometimes the audience.
What is tone?
400
What are the three levels of diction?
High (formal), Neutral, Low (informal)
400
Because ethos establishes credibility, it is aligned with this segment of the Rhetorical Triangle.
What is the author?
500
The mistake of assuming that, because event a is followed by event b, event a caused event b. Example: It rained today because I washed my car. Or: The stock market fell because the Japanese are considering implementing an import tax.
What is post hoc, ergo propter hoc
500
refers to language the denotes ideas, emotions, conditions, or concepts
What is abstract diction?
500
word choice – especially with regard to connotation, correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. Combined with syntax, literary devices, etc. to create style
What is diction?
500
What kind of sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?