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A device that compares two things using like or as.
What is a simile
100
A device that compares two things that aren't alike without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
100
You're either for me or against me.
What is an example of the black and white (or either/or) fallacy?
100
Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong.
What is a simile?
100
Are you kidding me?
What is a rhetorical question?
200
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a row
What is alliteration?
200
The repeated use of a word or phrase for emphasis
What is repetition?
200
"You can never give anyone a break. If you do, they'll walk all over you."
What is the slippery slope fallacy?
200
Memory is a crazy woman who hoards colored rags and throws away food.
What is a metaphor?
200
"If I lost my BlackBerry, I would die." - Kim Kardashian
What is a hyperbole?
300
The use of exaggeration for emphasis
What is hyperbole?
300
A question whose answer is implied or obvious
What is a rhetorical question?
300
Teacher: Please, be quiet Carry. Carry: I am not the only one talking.
What is the red herring fallacy?
300
You'll never put a better bit of butter on your knife.
What is alliteration?
300
A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can't help himself.
What is repetition?
400
The repetition of the same grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses
What is parallelism?
400
Pathos
What is an appeal to the audience's emotion?
400
Joan is scratched by a cat while visiting her friend. Two days later she comes down with a fever. Joan concludes that the cat's scratch must be the cause of her illness.
What is the post hoc fallacy?
400
The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.
What is parallelism?
400
Sad music and images used as persuasion
What is an example of pathos?
500
An appeal to the credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker?
What is Ethos?
500
Logos
What is the logic the speaker uses to support his/her argument?
500
Sam is riding her bike in her home town in Maine, minding her own business. A station wagon comes up behind her and the driver starts beeping his horn and then tries to force her off the road. As he goes by, the driver yells "get on the sidewalk where you belong!" Sam sees that the car has Ohio plates and concludes that all Ohio drivers are jerks.
What is a hasty generalization fallacy?
500
The speaker's morals and intentions
What is Ethos?
500
If you are between the ages of 13-19, you are a teenager. You are 15. You are a teenager.
What is logos?
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