a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
What is Thesis/Claim
100
the position from which something or someone is observed.
What is Point of View
100
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is Metaphor
100
a fallacy of defective induction, where it is argued that a statement is correct because the statement is made by a person or source that is commonly regarded as authoritative.
What is Appeal to Authority
100
is a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases.
What is Cumulative Sentence
200
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is Alliteration
200
the choice of words from earlier eras.
What is Archaic Diction
200
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is Allusion
200
a fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting his or her opponent's feelings of pity or guilt.
What is Appeal to Pity
200
a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause
What is Periodic Sentence
300
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is Anaphora
300
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
What is anecdote
300
a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as “hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins”
What is Antithesis
300
an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
What is Slippery Slope
300
A sentence that gives a direct command.
What is Imperative Sentence
400
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.
What is Metonymy
400
a level of language in a work that approximates the speech of ordinary people.
What is Colloquial Diction
400
a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses.
What is Rerpertoire
400
an informal fallacy where the conclusion that one is attempting to prove is included in the initial premises of an argument, often in an indirect way that conceals this fact.
What is Begging the question
400
This is a sentence that calls to action
What is Hortative Sentence
500
Aristotle taught that a speaker's ability to persuade an audience is based on how well the speaker appeals to that audience in three different areas: logos, ethos, and pathos.
What is Aristotelian Triangle/ Rhetorical Triangle
500
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
What is Euphemism
500
an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion
What is Syllogism
500
occurring or done after the event
What is Post Hoc
500
This is achieved when the writer balances similar grammatical elements such as words, phrases, and clauses to demonstrate they are of equal importance.