Vocabulary Words
How a writer puts words together to form sentences
What is syntax
Assonance
What is the repetition of a vowel sound in a series of nearby words
What is Logos
Wicked, evil
What is Iniquitous
Ethos
What is an appeal to the character
Unpleasant or unacceptable
What is unpalatable
contrasting opposing ideas within a parallel grammatical structure
What is antithesis
Logical Fallacies
Rhetorical Question
What is a question posed for effect, not requiring an answer
When a writer mentions something famous to help the reader understand an idea more clearly
What is allusion
Anaphora
What is the repetition of the sames word or words at the beignning of several phrases or clauses
Faulty Logic
What is an argument that sounds convincing but does not actually make sense, based on incorrect reasoning
Placing contrasting ideas in close proximity to highlight differences
What is antithesis
Anaphora
What is the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
What is humility
What is the difference between denotation and connotation and give me an example.
denotation is the literal/dictionary meaning
connotation are the emotions or feeling associated with the word
Example:
False Premise
The feeling or idea a word suggests
What is connotation
Hyperbole
What is exaggeration for emphasis or effect
Imperative; required; not able to be denied
What is peremptory
What are 4 key components of organizing an argumentative essay?
What are the claim, reasons/evidence, counterclaim/rebuttal, and the conclusion.
Parallel Strucutre
What is the use of the same grammatical pattern to show that two or more ideas in a sentence are equally important
Pure and untainted
What is unadulterated
Ononmatopoeia
a word that sounds like the the sound it represents