Fallacies
This fallacy is when a single idea is mentioned, which leads to another and then another until it becomes nonsensical.
Slippery Slope
This device can be created a number of different ways, including "than..." to make a comparison.
Simile
What must all satire have?
A target
Which mode of persuasion would more likely use numbers and statistics?
Logos
If a poem is poetry, what is a story?
Prose
This colorful fallacy is when a false clue or evidence is given.
Red Herring
We have alliteration for consonants and we have this for vowels.
Assonance
Which form of satire tends to be lighter, which the emphasis on humor?
Horation
Which mode of persuasion would most likely focus on children and family?
Pathos
The novel "1984" is an example of what kind of fiction?
Dystopian
This fallacy occurs when someone diverts from the original argument to insult the person they disagree with.
Ad Hominem
This is when a poem changes in either tone, thought, message, etc.
Volta
Which form of satire tends be darker, with the criticism being more the focal point than the humor?
Juvenalian
Which mode of persuasion would use celebrities and focus on brands?
Ethos
Within the IB, types of writing like poetry and drama are called this.
Genres
This fallacy can also be called a "false dilemma"
False Choice
This is when a line of a poem is somewhat unnaturally broken up, for poetic effect.
Enjambment
This form of satire criticizes social attitudes more than individuals or groups.
Menippean
This is a type of media which is created to primarily convince or persuade, often with a strong emotional element.
Propaganda
What is the word range for the Language A HL Essay?
1200-1500 words
Another way to describe this fallacy is correlation without causation.
False Cause
This device is when a part represents the whole.
Synedoche
A common satirical technique is this, which puts something in a time period it clearly does not belong.
Anachronism
For 100 points each, what are the so-called 5-Ws in news media?
Who, What, When, Where, Why (order does not matter)
For 100 points each, answer the following questions:
a. What state is Mr. Greene from?
b. What university did Mr. Greene graduate from?
c. What is Mr. Greene's middle name?
d. What country is Mr. Greene moving to?
e. What year was Mr. Greene born?
a. New York
b. The University of South Florida
c. Scott
d. Malaysia
e. 1970