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A statement put forth and supported by evidence.
What is argument?
100
"Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August."
What is alliteration?
100
Is this correct? Byas. If not, spell it correctly.
What is no/incorrect and bias?
100
“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”
What is allusion?
100
One's listener or readership; those to whom a speak or piece of writing is addressed.
What is audience?
200
An indirect reference often to another text or an historic event.
What is allusion?
200
"Before Christmas morning breakfast, parents tell their children about their very first Christmas together."
What is anecdote?
200
Pronounce ANTECEDENT.
What is ant-i-sea-dent?
200
"I feel like a fish out of water."
What is analogy?
200
Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.
What is bias?
300
The noun to which a later pronoun refers.
What is antecedent?
300
"Insecticides are killing our planet. They need to be used in moderation, not for random reasons."
What is attitude?
300
Is this correct? Afforism. If not, spell it correctly.
What is no/incorrect and aphorism?
300
"The boy decided it was his sister who broke his toy even though he had no proof."
What is assumption?
300
The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora?
400
A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun.
What is appositive?
400
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."
What is archaic diction?
400
Is this correct? Antimetabole. If not, spell it correctly.
What is correct/yes?
400
“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
What is antithesis?
400
The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language.
What is archaic diction?
500
A short, astute statement of a general truth
What is aphorism?
500
The figure that includes the three rhetoric appeals. Clue: (L, E,P)
What is Aristotelian Triangle?
500
Pronounce: ASYNDETON.
What is eh-si-det-on?
500
"Without looking, without making a sound, without talking"
What is asyndeton?
500
The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast.
What is antimetabole?
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