Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Devices II
Fallacies
Mix it Up
Who Knows?
100
form of verb when the sentence subject is the actor; avoiding TO BE verbs
What is active voice
100
a writer's reason for trying to convey a particular idea about a particular subject
What is purpose?
100
"it does not follow" stating a conclusion that doesn't follow from one or both premises
What is non sequitur?
100
the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another
What is pacing?
100
author's attitude towards subject
What is tone?
200
variety of Engish based on differences in geography, eduction or social background
What is dialect?
200
the study of using language effectively
What is rhetoric?
200
taking for granted from the start what you set out to demonstrate
What is begging the question?
200
a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea
What is metonymy?
200
figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole
What is synecdoche?
300
use of inoffensive language in place of languagae that readers may find hurtful
What is euphemism?
300
in writing the sense of the author's character, personality and attitude that comes through the words
What is voice?
300
attacking a person's views by attacking his/her character
What is ad hominem?
300
presents main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis
What is periodic sentence?
300
pathos,ethos,logos
What is rhetorical appeals?
400
seemingly self-contradictory statement that makes sense
What is paradox?
400
choice of words
What is diction?
400
leaping to a generalization from inadequate or faulty evidence
What is hatsy generalization?
400
the grammatical structure of prose and poetry
What is syntax?
400
a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing
What is pedantic
500
a habit of good writers; keeping ideas of equal importance in a similar grammatical form
What is parallelism?
500
a sustained comparison often referred to as a conceit
What is extended metaphor?
500
"after this, therefore because of this" assuming that because B follows A, B was caused by A
What is Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
500
the opposite of exaggeration
What is understatement?
500
format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, minor premise, and a conclusion
What is syllogism?
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