It's just Rhetoric
An underlying belief, argument, fact, or assumption upon which an argument is based. These can be stated or unstated.
What is PREMISE?
The art of speaking or writing effectively.
What is RHETORIC?
Which device?
"jumbo shrimp"
oxymoron
A thing that stands for or represents something else, typically a concrete object representing an abstract concept. In an allegory, a character, object, or entity could represent another person or entity from reality.
What is SYMBOL(ISM)?
A long, emotionally violent attack using strong, abusive language.
What is INVECTIVE?
A negative term used for rhetoric designed to sway an opinion rather than to present information.
What is PROPAGANDA?
Accepting at least part, or all, of the opposing viewpoint. Often used to make one's own argument stronger by showing that the rhetorician recognizes the scope of the argument and acknowledges all sides of the debate.
Concession
"Fair is foul and foul is fair."
(second time same word is used in reverse)
What is the CHIASMUS?
A recurring idea in a piece of literature (must be mentioned and eluded to several times).
What is MOTIF?
Writing characterized by gloom, fear, mystery and/or death.
What is GOTHIC
The term used to describe the moment/context that sparked the need for the rhetorician to respond with the speech/text.
What is the EXIGENCE?
To disprove or render irrelevant an argument, particularly a counter argument. Also referred to as a rebuttal.
What is REFUTE?
"The stars sounded like the tinkling of diamonds against each other"
What is SYNESTHESIA?
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
What is SYNTAX?
An ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues for something else; when a situation or phenomenon is exaggerated to demonstrate the fallaciousness of it.
What is SATIRE?
An argument in which premises are both VALID and TRUE.
What is a SOUND ARGUMENT?
The situation in which a text is created and presented : speaker, purpose, audience, context, and exigence.
What is a RHETORICAL SITUATION?
Example : referring to a car as "wheels" or saying that someone is "the brains of the operation," while someone else is "the muscle."
What is SYNECDOCHE?
The three types of irony.
What is SITUATIONAL, DRAMATIC, AND VERBAL?
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
What is CONNOTATION?
The distinctive quality of speech or writing created by by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech.
What is STYLE?
A combination or distillation of two or more sources to produce something more complex.
What is SYNTHESIS?
What is this an example of?
He opened his door and his heart to the street urchin.
What is a ZEUGMA?
Syntax, Polysyndeton, Anaphora, and Meter are all used to control _______. The _____ can be described as sluggish, stabbing, staccato, measured, or sporadic.
Pacing
A tone that is grimly mocking or sarcastic.
What is SARDONIC?