Literally, Not
a comparison of two seemingly unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
when a something is said (intentionally) that is the opposite of what is meant.
What is verbal irony?
Father of Rhetoric
Who is Aristotle?
MLA stands for this
What is Modern Language Association?
fallacy in which a question is avoiding by bringing in irrelevant information.
What is a red herring?
"I will love you for a thousand years" is an example of this type of figure of speech
What is hyperbole?
the repetition of the same word or phrase at the start of successive sentences
What is anaphora?
An appeal made to the audiences's feelings
What is an emotional appeal or pathos?
The two parts of parenthetical citations
What are author's last name and page number?
fallacy in which an assumption is placed inside a question.
What is a loaded question?
"But the trees are ghosts tonight that tap and sigh upon my window and listen for reply" is an example of this type of figure of speech
What is personification?
The three parts of the ACE writing strategy
What are answer, cite, and explain?
What an ethical appeal is based on
What is credibility of the speaker?
The final page of a paper, on which the author lists books used during research
What is the works cited page?
What is straw man?
An example of this is: In Shakespeare's Othello, Iago spends much of the play plotting to bring Othello down, though Othello to the end think Iago is his friend.
What is dramatic irony?
What is restatement ?
The three parts of the rhetorical triangle
What are speaker, subject and audience?
Type and size of font all papers should be written in
Fallacy in which an "either-or" choice is presented, even though other options are available.
What is false dilemma or either-or fallacy?
the opposite of hyperbole, when something is made to seem less than it really is
What is understatement?
type of rhetorical device this phrase is:
to remain in heaven and there become a devil, to re-enter into hell and there become an angel
What is anadiplosis?
the repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive sentences
What is epistrophe?
Name for author and page number when it is placed in the body of a research paper
What is parenthetical documentation?
Fallacy in which a position is supported by repeating the position itself instead of adding actual support.
What is circular reasoning?