Figurative Language
Diction and Syntax
Logical Fallacies
Other Rhetorical Devices
Miscellaneous
100
repetition of sounds, especially initial constant sounds in two or more neighboring words
What is alliteration?
100
Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
What is asyndeton?
100
Asserting a point that has just been made
What is circular reasoning?
100
juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases
What is antithesis?
100
Other than Advanced Placement, what does AP stand for?
What is Answer the Prompt?
200
Statement that appears to be self-contradictory but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth
What is paradox
200
the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity
What is parallelism?
200
Arguing against the man instead of against the issue
What is ad hominem?
200
one word governs two other words not related in meaning
What is zeugma?
200
ACR stands for
What is Argument, Counter-Argument, and Rebutal
300
“When well-appareled April on the heel Of limping winter treads.” is an example of what figurative language device
What is personification
300
The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning.
What is connotation?
300
introducing an unrelated topic
What is red herring?
300
repetition at the end of successive clauses
What is epistrophe
300
write 3 essays in _______ amount of time
What is 2 hours and 15 minutes
400
the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
What is an oxymoron?
400
Branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words
What is semantics
400
In which a conclusion relies upon itself, or circular reasoning
What is begging the question?
400
a deductive system of formal logic that presents 2 premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion
What is syllogism
400
Free Response Questions requires: rhetorical and stylistic analysis of a passage, write an argument and ___ ___ ___
What is evaluate an argument
500
Oh, rose, how sweet you smell and how bright you look! is an example of what figurative language device
What is apostrophe?
500
"A dove is used to suggest peace or gentility."
What is denotation?
500
"Are you with us or against us?" is an example of what logical fallacy
What is false dilemma/dichotomy?
500
Saying "earthly remains" rather than "corpse" is an example
What is euphemism
500
Four elements of a logical argument are:
What is a claim, objections, evidence, and conclusion?
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