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Sporty Girl and Austin-man
Bosnia and Running Rocks
Brit-Nat
Sam-Nol
100
A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation
What is a lampoon
100
"I am Lazarus, come from the dead"
What is T.S. Eliot
100
One Canadian stole turkey bacon so all Canadians steal turkey bacon
What is hasty generalization
100
The fallacy of distraction
What is a red herring
100
A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
What is a montage
200
A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
What is an oxymoron
200
In rhetoric, a figure in which an an affirmative is expressed by a negation of the contray
What is litotes
200
If you smoke pot, then you'll do cocaine, which will cause you to die.
What is slippery slope
200
What is an imitation or a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
What is a parody
200
It is the main idea that comes at the end of a sentence
What is a periodic sentence
300
Instead if dealing with the actual issue, it attacks a weaker version of the argument
What is the straw man fallacy
300
Example: Rules are rules. Rules are meant to be followed.
What is pedantry
300
Repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words
What is alliteration
300
What is a generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol etc
What is a trope
300
The literary time period in which "Great Gatsby" was written
What is Modernism
400
"Go to your room!" is what type of sentence
What is an imperative sentence
400
Relieved is a tone or attitude word
What is tone
400
One who expects and observes nothing but the worst of human conduct
What is a cynic
400
What is a reference to a person, place or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
What is an allusion
400
Style in which author uses random flow of thoughts
What is stream of consciousness
500
Argument by character
What is ethos
500
Brian walked under a ladder. He later wrecked his car. Brian blamed the wreck on the ladder is what type of fallacy
What is post hoc argument
500
Factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailities or other shortcomings
What is an expose
500
It is directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of intellect or reason
What is ad hominem
500
Quickness of intellect and the power/talent for saying brilliant things that surprise
What is wit
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