Argument
A thesis statement describing the position the writer is taking on the issues
What is a claim?
Exaggeration used to suggest strong emotion
What is a hyperbole?
To support a statement that has been made
What is to defend?
Words that contradict each other
Oxymoron
“With the approaching footsteps echoing in his ears, he quickly hid in the dark alcove, heart pounding.”
What is fear?
Emotional, ethical, and logical arguments used to persuade an audience to agree with the writer or speaker
What is rhetorical appeals?
An interruption or transition. to. a time. before the current events in a narrative
What is a flashback?
A position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint
What is a counterclaim?
Briefly restate ideas from another source
What is paraphrase
“Despite the challenges we've faced this year, I'm confident that brighter days are just around the corner.”
What is optimistic?
A rhetorical appeal to the reader's emotions
What is pathos?
A conclusion about ideas not directly stated
What is an inference?
Arguments that can be made to oppose a viewpoint
What is a counterargument?
This is a short, amusing story about a real person or event.
What is an anecdote?
“Whether it rains or shines tomorrow, it makes little difference to me.”
What is indifferent?
A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the qualifications the speaker
What is ethos?
Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level
What is symbol?
Information that supports a position in an argument.
What is evidence?
A consistent pattern of rhyme throughout a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations; but the noise steadily increased. Why would they not be gone? I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men — but the noise steadily increased. Oh God! what could I do? I foamed — I raved — I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder — louder — louder!"
What is nervous or anxious?
A rhetorical appeal to reason or logic
What is logos?
A reference made to a well known person, event, or place from history, music, or art
What is allusion?
A false or misleading argument
What is a fallacy?
The writer's central idea or main message
What is theme?
"It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference."
What is calm and peaceful?