A comparison made between two things, for the purposes of explanation or clarification.
What is analogy?
100
The emotional implications and associations that a word may carry.
What is an "connotation?"
100
"Of course that writer supports gun control; she is a bleeding-heart Democrat!"
What is an "ad hominem argument?"
200
A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units, such as prases and clauses.
What is "Loose sentence?"
200
The number of points deducted for wrong answers.
What is zero?
200
A reference to something well-known, such as a famous historical event, mythology, or the Bible.
What is an allusion?
200
The choice and use of words in speech or writing.
What is "diction?"
200
This is a statement that does not relate logically to what comes before it.
What is "a non sequitur?"
300
Words, phrases, and clauses that make one element of a sentence dependent on another. Contrast with coordination.
What is "subordination?"
300
The three types of essay
What are Analysis, Argument, and Synthesis?
300
The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
What is "parallelism?"
300
Denunciatory or abusive language; discourse that casts blame on somebody or something.
What is "invective?"
300
This appeal encourages the listener or reader to agree with a position because everyone else does.
What is "bandwagon appeal."
400
A long and frequently involved sentence, marked by suspended syntax, in which the sense is not completed until the final word--usually with an emphatic climax.
What is a "periodic sentence?"
400
This is the way to cite your sources in the Synthesis question
What is "In Source A..." or "... (Source A)"? or just "... (A)"
400
A form of understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. "Einstein was no dummy."
What is "litotes?"
400
A contrast of expectations, sometimes for humorous effect
What is irony?
400
This type of argument states that a relatively small first step inevitably leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant impact.
What is "slippery slope?"
500
The 4 elements of Mr. Heck's C.A.R.E. thesis.
What is are Context- Assertion- Reason- Evidence?
500
These are some strategies to help with the multiple choice section.
What are skim the questions in advance, annotate the passage for key ideas, summarize the main idea when done..
500
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is an allegory?
500
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
What is "syllogism?"
500
This is shifting the attention away from an important issue by introducing an issue that has no logical connection to the discussion at hand.