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logical fallacies/appeals
Rhetorical Terms
Rhetorical Terms
General
100

A proposal that relies heavily on strong emotional reactions.

What is a sentimental appeal 

100
Substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.
What is a euphemism?
100

one of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences 

What is anaphora? 

100

Also called a proposition – answers the question “What are you trying to prove?

What is a claim?

200

an argument that focuses heavily on expert opinions, statistics, and factual evidence.

What is appeal to authority

200
An assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it.
What is a paradox?
200

figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences

What is antithesis?

200

term used to describe a circumstance or a series of events that bring into existence contrasting elements 

What is situational irony?

300

Latin for against the person

What is ad hominem

300
The deliberate use of ambiguity in a phrase or image--especially involving sexual or humorous meanings.
What is a double entendre?
300

a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction, such as liberty or love 

What is apostrophe?

300

Having identical or very similar sentence structure. Example: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

What is parallel structure?

400

substituting a person's actual position or argument with a distorted, exaggerated, or misrepresented version of the position of the argument 

What is strawman fallacy? 

400
A question not answered by the writer because its answer is obvious or obviously desired, and usually just a yes or no. It is used for effect, emphasis, or provocation, or for drawing a conclusionary statement from the facts at hand.
What is a rhetorical question?
400

a figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words 

What is Chiasmus?

400

Compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one.

What is an analogy?

500

"Once all gun-owners have registered their firearms, the government will know exactly from whom to confiscate them."

What is slippery slope 

500
Citing an example; using an illustrative story, either true or fictitious
What is an exemplum?
500

a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. 

What is a conceit?

500

I must be cruel to be kind. 

What is a paradox ?