Fallacies
If this happens, then this happens. And if that happens, then this will happen.
Slippery Slope
Somewhere at this very moment a child is being born in America. Let it be our cause to give that child a happy home, a healthy family, and a hopeful future."
Alliteration/Clinton
What year was Jefferson High School founded?
1922
When an object is given human qualities
Personification
A reference to another work of literature or a historical event from the past.
Allusion
Attacking your opponent
Ad hominem
Can anyone look at the record of this Administration and say, "Well done"?
Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter Administration took office with where we are today and say, "Keep up the good work"?
Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, "Let's have four more years of this"?
Rhetorical Question/Parallelism/Anaphora/Reagan
John Daly's profession
Cattle rancher
successive words, phrases, clauses with the same or very similar grammatical structure
Parallelism
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each sentence
Anaphora
I know 1 lazy teen; therefore, I believe all teens are lazy.
Hasty Generalization
"With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood."
Metaphor/MLK
Moved to Daly City in 1905 and bought Knowles Park which he later donated to the city as a park. Also bought Tanforan Race Track. DC's first millionaire!
John William Marchbank
A deliberate exaggeration
Hyperbole
The omission of conjunctions in a sentence
Asyndeton
something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting
Red Herring
That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind."
Antithesis/Neil Armstrong
Name of first settlers!
Ohlone Tribe!
Figure that employs an apparent contradiction which, nonetheless, evokes some measure of truth
Paradox
When a writer uses a comparison to explain things
Analogy
Birds can fly. A penguin is a bird. Therefore, a penguin should be able to fly.
Syllogism
"Withdrawal of U.S. troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public; the more U.S. troops come home, the more will be demanded."
Simile / Henry Kissinger
The original name for Colma!
Lawndale!
A literary work that makes fun of society
satire
Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure
Antithesis