Latin
Lost Tools of Writing
Geography
Terms
The Eye
Fallacies
100

amicus, amici

What is "friend"?

100

Canon of Rhetoric in which the writer uses parallelism, edits for precise and active verbs, and writes the essay.

What is Elocution?

100

the distance of any place on the globe, north or south of the equator

What is latitude?

100

The black hole in the center of the iris that controls the amount of light that gets into the eye

pupil

100

Introduces an irrelevant point into an argument.

What is a Red Herring?

200

salus, salutis

What is "safety, welfare, salvation"?

200

Canon of Rhetoric in which the writer creates an ANI Chart.

What is Invention?

200

the point where rivers descend rapidly due to a distinct decline

Fall Line
200

the nerve that communicates vision to the brain from the retina

Optic Nerve

200

Dismissing someone's viewpoint on an issue because he himself is inconsistent in that very thing.

Tu Quoque

300

metus, metus

What is "fear"?

300

Canon of Rhetoric in which the writer presents the essay and makes use of his/her tone of voice, volume, eye contact, gestures, etc.

What is Presentation?

300

the beginning of a river; the headwaters

River Source

300

the clear layer on the front of the eye

Cornea

300

Changing or exaggerating an opponent's position to make it easier to refute.

What is Straw Man?

400

fortis

What is "brave, strong"?

400

Canon of Rhetoric in which the writer sorts the ANI and creates an outline.

What is Arrangement?

400

the b barrier of a canal that confines the water and can be opened or shut at pleasure

locks

400

a layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye that form visual images to be sent to the brain

retina

400

Generalizing about a class based upon a small or poor sample.

What is Hasty Generalization?

500

oppugno

What is "attack, assault"?

500

Canon of Rhetoric in which the writer uses his memory.

What is Memory.

500

a body of water interspersed with many isles

archipelago

500

the clear fluid int he front of the eyeball between the lens and the cornea

aqueous humor

500

Claiming something is true simply because nobody has yet given any evidence to the contrary.

What is Proof by Lack of Evidence?