Foreign Phrases
face to face
vis-a-vis
Utopian place where Adam and Eve lived
Eden (Garden of Eden)
attributing human characteristics to an animal or object
anthropomorphism
character adopted by author
persona
irrelevant topic presented to confuse the issue
red herring
acknowledgement of an error
mea culpa
Future king slays giant
David and Goliath
vocabulary of a particular trade
jargon
comprehensive explanation of an idea
exposition
ignoring examples that disprove the point
stacking the deck
informed on current affairs
au courant
Doubted Jesus' resurrection
Doubting Thomas
figurative phrase that has a literal, understood meaning
idiom
agreeable sound
euphony
distorting an opponent's argument
straw man
privately
in camera
Found on a plain in Israel
Rose of Sharon
second half of expression is balanced with the first, but in reverse
chiasmus
omission of conjunctions
asyndeton
exaggerating the consequences of an action
slippery slope
buyer beware
caveat emptor
where God gave Moses the 10 Commandments
Mt. Sinai
understatement using a negative word ironically
litotes
song of praise
paean
using words with more than one meaning to confuse
equivocation (doublespeak)