More Logical Fallacies
Forms of Poetry
Sound Devices
Irony
Pun/Parable/Parody/Paradox/Satire
100
The assumption that allowing a first step will cause things to spiral out of control
What is a slippery slope?
100
Follows no strict pattern of rhythm, meter, or rhyme
What is free verse poetry?
100
This type of rhyme determines rhyme scheme
What is end rhyme?
100
Irony that occurs when the audience knows more than the characters in a story do
What is dramatic irony?
100
An imitation of another author or piece of literature for comedic effect; mockery
What is parody?
200
The assumption that any problem or situation only has 2 sides when there are actually more
What is false dilemma?
200
Long, narrative poems about heroic adventures set in vast locations; may feature divine intervention
What are epics?
200
Rhyme occurs within a line of poetry
What is internal rhyme?
200
Irony that occurs when the opposite of what one expects to happen happens
What is situational irony?
200
A joke or play on words that exploits multiple meanings or innuendo; "I like elevators they let me say jokes on every level."
What is a pun?
300
The faulty assumption that because A follows B, A was caused by B.
What is post hoc?
300
14 lines; strict rhyme scheme & meter; problem-solution structure
What is a sonnet?
300
Two words nearly rhyme but aren't an exact match
What is slant rhyme?
300
Irony that occurs when someone says the opposite of what they mean; sarcasm
What is verbal irony?
300
A piece of writing that makes fun of something else (usually human vice) in order to change it for the better.
What is satire?
400
Misrepresenting the opponent's argument and refuting the overstated version
What is straw man?
400
Songlike poems that feature simple, repetitive language; usually told in quatrains
What are ballads?
400
"I'm getting married in the morning Ding dong the bells are gonna chime"
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Ex: In a movie one man is holding a gun to another man, but when the audience hears the gunshot, we realize a third shooter has killed the original gunman.
What is situational irony?
400
A type of story intended to teach a moral lesson.
What is a parable?
500
Taking a premise or conclusion for granted before it has been proven to be true; circular reasoning
What is begging the question?
500
Poetry that expresses the personal emotions of a single speaker, usually the poet
What is lyric poetry?
500
A poetic meter consisting of five metrical feet per line; each foot has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
What is iambic pentameter?
500
In a movie, an intruder hides behind the couch as we watch the babysitter come sit down after putting the kids to bed.
What is dramatic irony?
500
A statement that seems to contradict itself but ultimately reveals a truth; "War is peace." "Freedom is slavery." "Ignorance is strength."
What is a paradox?
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