Fallacies
HTRL
Terms of Argument
Grammar
Other Literary Devices
100
Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all quiet when the goldfish die.
What is an example of non-sequitur?
100
In literature: self-knowledge.
What is always the real reason for a quest?
100
She's safe, just like I promised. She's all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised.
What is an example of repetition?
100
A transitive verb.
What is an action verb that takes a direct object?
100
First, second, third, omniscient, limited omniscient, multiple, inanimate, free indirect discourse.
What are points of view?
200
Sam is riding her bike in her hometown in Maine, minding her own business. A station wagon comes up behind her and the driver starts honking 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 an example of hasty generalization?
200
Writing that engages the realities of its world--that thinks about human problems, including those in the social and political realm, that addresses the rights of persons and the wrongs of those in power--
What is "political" writing?
200
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of reason, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of believe, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
What is an example of antithesis?
200
A noun or pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun.
What is an appositive?
200
An episode or scene in a work of literature which is inserted to show events that happened at an earlier time
What is a flashback?
300
Eleven million people play World of Warcraft online, so it must be the best video game out there.
What is an example of ad populum?
300
In literature: a bowl, a cup, a cave, a valley, a tunnel, etc.
What are symbols of female sexuality?
300
We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills.
What is an example of anaphora?
300
Every one has a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
300
Saying one thing but meaning another; the audience knows something that the characters do not know; and the situation is different from what one would normally expect.
What are verbal, dramatic and situational irony?
400
John says that the new government policy will help the economy, but you can't believe John; he doesn't even have a job.
What is an example of ad hominum?
400
In literature: death and rebirth through the medium of water.
What is baptism?
400
It is by logic we prove, but by intuition we discover.
What is an example of parallelism?
400
A verb not behaving like a verb, but acting as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
What is an infinitive?
400
A message or lesson a story tries to teach us about life; an insight about real life that we can apply to our own lives.
What is theme?
500
If such actions were not illegal, then they would not be prohibited by the law.
What is an example of begging the question?
500
In literature, the hunchback, the cripple, the mute, the blind, etc.
What is a character marked for greatness?
500
In the end, the true test is not the speeches a president delivers; it's whether the president delivers on the speeches.
What is an example of chiasmus?
500
Answers the questions "to/for whom?" or "to/for what?"
What is an indirect object?
500
When the elements of a statement contradict each other. Although the statement may appear illogical, impossible, or absurd, it turns out to have a coherent meaning that reveals a hidden truth.
What is a paradox?
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