Word choice- especially with regard to correctness, clearness, and effectiveness
What is diction?
100
From Latin- "to or against the man" an emotional based argurment
What is ad hominem?
100
A short statement that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence
What is thesis statement?
100
multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage
What is ambiguity?
200
Slang or informality in writing. Cna include local or regional dialects.
What is a colloquialism?
200
A statement which appears to be self-contradictory
What is paradox?
200
When the arguer diverts the attention by changing the subject
What is red herring?
200
a reference to a published or unpublished source
What is citation?
200
various rhetorical uses of language (such as metaphor, metonymy, hyperbole, and chiasmus) that depart from customary construction, order, or significance.
What are figures of speech?
300
Diction, tone, attitude, figures of speech, connotations and repetition
What are stylistic devices?
300
Minimizing of facts- usually for humor or emphasis
What is understatement?
300
Concluding that an idea has merit simply because many people believe it or practice it.
What is a bandwagon
300
Explain, illustrate, discuss, or provide evidence to support the main idea (thesis or claim) of the essay.
What is the body?
300
Drawing a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.
What is inference?
400
the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work?
What is atmosphere?
400
Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas- often, although not always, in parallel structure
What is antithesis?
400
If we allow doctor assisted suicide, then eventually the government will control how we die.
What is slippery slope: a change in procedure, law, or action, will result in adverse consequences.
400
First of all, In conclusion, Secondly, As I have stated, Finally, etc
What are transitions?
400
Greek for "changed label" or "substitute name"
What is metonymy?
500
Figure of speech bases on an inverted parallelism- two clauses are relate through a reversal of terms.
What is chiasmus?
500
From the Greek for "good speech", often a more agreeable or socially acceptable substitute for unpleasant words or concepts.
What is euphemism?
500
Evolutionists think that everything came about by random chance
What is straw man: creating a false or made up scenario and then attacking it.
500
the material a writer works with in exploring a thesis
What is evidence
500
A deductive system of formal logic consisting of two premises and and a sound conclusion