Syntax Schmyntax
A verb form beginning with to, plus its modifiers and compliments.
What is an infinitive?
Accurate without embellishment.
What is literal?
"Attacking the person" - an argument or reaction directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining or the argument itself.
What is ad hominem?
Courageous
What is brave?
An action taken by the subject (tells what happens to subject)
What is a predicate?
Conceptual, philosophical diction.
What is abstract diction?
When a claim is accepted as true or false based on the origin of the claim
Genetic Fallacy
Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
What is enthusiastic?
A noun/pronoun that identifies or renames a noun/pronoun
What is an appositive?
Specific, tangible diction. (practical, details, facts)
An irrelevant topic introduced in an argument to divert the attention of listeners or readers from the original issue
What is a red herring?
Hopeful and confident about the future
Optimistic
A phrase that has prep, its object (a noun), and modifiers.
What is a prepositional phrase?
Layman's terms.
What is pedestrian?
The "making stuff up" fallacy (out of desperation to be right); making up excuses as to why a belief could still be true, and is still true, despite the fact that there is no evidence to support the argument.
What is ad hoc?
Having a gently calming effect
What is soothing?
The action of inserting extra conjunctions in a sentence.
What is polysyndeton?
Boorish, inflated language (attempting to display importance).
Pedantic
When solutions to problems are rejected because they are not perfect; ignoring the fact that improvements are often good enough reason.
What is the Nirvana fallacy?
Very surprised
What is shocked?