Types of Writing
Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallacies 2
Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Devices 2
100
The subject is shown more clearly by pointing out similarities or differences
What is comparison/contrast
100
An attack on another person instead of their point of view
What is ad hominem argument?
100
Not enough support for the inductive reasoning used
What is hasty generalization?
100
A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole or the whole for the part
What is synecdoche?
100
A statement that seems untrue on the surface but is true nevertheless
What is paradox?
200
Identifies the subject as part of a larger group with shared features
What is classification?
200
The situation that results when a writerr or speaker constructs an argument on an assumption that the audience does not accept
What is begging the question?
200
This restates the argument rather than actually proving it
What is a circular argument?
200
A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another
What is synaesthesia?
200
The direct address of a person or personified thing, either present or absent
What is apostrophe?
300
Places the subject in a group and then differentiates the subject from other sections of the group
What is definition?
300
The authority is not an expert, their colleagues disagree, or the reference to the authority is out of context of the situation
What is doubtful authority?
300
This is a conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually B, C,...X, Y, Z will happen, too, basically equating A and Z.
What is slippery slope?
300
Expressing an idea with less emphasis or in a lesser degree than is the actual case
What is understatement?
300
A brief statement which expresses an observation on life, usually intended as a wise observation
What is aphorism?
400
Organizes the events or actions in time or relates them in space. Tells what happened, when it happened, and where it happened.
What is narration?
400
An argument that something complex can be looked at in only two different ways
What is either/or reasoning?
400
A conclusion that has no visible connection to the support for the claim
What is non-sequitur?
400
Exaggeration used for emphasis
What is hyperbole?
400
An indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place, or artistic work
What is an allusion?
500
Convinces an audience by proving or refuting a point of view using induction or deduction.
What is argument?
500
Comparing two things that are irrelevant, do not pose a valid comparison
What is false analogy?
500
Reducing an idea too much so it loses the point trying to be made.
What is oversimplification?
500
A paradox reduced to two words, such as "darkness visible"
What is oxymoron?
500
The omission of a conjunction from a list
What is asyndeton?
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