Figurative Language
This gives human characteristics to something that is not human.
What is personification?
the information that supports a position in an argument; forms of this include facts, statistics (numerical facts), expert opinions, examples, and anecdotes; see also anecdotal, empirical, and logical.
What is evidence?
The reduction of choices to two extremes when, in reality, there are many other choices in the middle.
What is the Either/Or fallacy?
The appeal to logic
What is logos?
An author or speaker's choice of words.
What is diction?
A comparison of two things that does not use the words "like," "as," or "than."
is the process of arranging events in a logical order, from beginning to middle to end, to retell a story or explain a process.
What is sequencing?
A fallacy in which it is said that if we allow A to happen, then a sequence of events will inevitably follow, often with dire results.
What is the Slippery Slope fallacy?
A speech delivered by the winner of a lifetime achievement award would likely have a lot of which appeal?
What is ethos, the appeal to credibility.
the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work, the effect of the words on the audience.
What is the tone?
A reference to a well-known person, place, or figure.
What is an Allusion?
an admission in an argument that the opposing side has valid points
What is a concession?
An assumption based on rapid judgement or other evidence that is unfounded.
What is a Hasty Generalization?
The appeal to emotion or experience.
What is pathos?
a thesis or statement describing the position the writer is taking on an issue
What is the claim?
The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence or line of text.
What is Alliteration?
a reason why a counterargument is wrong
What is a rebuttal?
Claire shouldn't be elected for student body president because she is not polite.
What is the Ad Hominem fallacy?
What is Pathos?
the specific reason or reasons for the writing; what the author hopes to accomplish
What is Author's Purpose/Author's Craft?
a well-known phrase that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning you wouldn't be able to deduce from the meanings of the individual words.
What is an idiom?
the arguments that can be made to oppose a viewpoint
What is counterargument[s]?
A diversionary tactic that avoids the key issues, often by avoiding opposing arguments rather than addressing them.
What is a Red Herring?
Rank in order the three rhetorical appeals as they should be used in an argument, from 1 being the most important to 3 being the least.
What is Logos, then Ethos, then Pathos?
a conclusion about ideas or information not directly stated, can be induced or figured out from known information.
What is to infer/What is inference?