A short, simple narrative of an incident, often used for humorous effect or to make a point
What is an anecdote?
100
Faulty logic used to persuade the audience
What is a logical fallacy?
100
When a writer tries to persuade the audience using statistics, facts, and logical reasons.
What is Logos?
100
Descriptive language that represents an experience pertaining to sound
What is auditory imagery?
200
A comparison of two dissimilar objects that does not use "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
200
A scheme in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
What is anaphora?
200
A conclusion one can draw from the presented details
What is an inference?
200
When a speaker appeals to the audience's emotions to excite or involve them in the argument
What is Pathos?
200
A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable.
What is a euphemism?
300
This is the repetition of sounds at the beginnings of words.
What is alliteration?
300
Addressing someone or some personified abstraction that is not physically present.
What is an apostrophe?
300
A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them.
What is syllogism?
300
This is an appeal based on the credibility of the speaker
What is Ethos?
300
A technique where commas are used with no conjunction to separate a series of words and to speed up the flow of the sentence.
What is an asyndeton?
400
Assigning human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract concepts
What is personification?
400
The presentation of two contrasting ideas or images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. "To be or not to be" is an example.
What is antithesis?
400
Reasoning from detailed facts to a generalization.
What is inductive reasoning?
400
A Greek word that means a deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis.
What is Hyperbole?
400
A type of metaphor in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely related with it.
What is metonymy?
500
A reference to another work outside of the present work
What is an allusion?
500
A short, witty statement of truth
What is an aphorism?
500
Reasoning that moves from a general rule to a specific example.
What is deductive reasoning?
500
A Greek word that indicates a repetition of a word or expression at the END of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses.
What is Epistrophe?
500
This is a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing. It is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant. (It is often used to describe the tone of a piece.)