Content Vocab 201-220 Flashcards
(20 cards)
kinship
blood relationship; family
begging the question
conclusion of a connection that is accepted as a statement of the inquiry itself
post hoc
because one thing follows another, it is held to cause the other
warrant
the glue that holds an argument together, It links the evidence to the claim
jovial
cheerful and friendly
ambiguous
having a double meaning
acerbic
sharp and forthright
antecedent
a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers
regional dialect
a distinct form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area
mythological allusion
allusion using Greek mythology
contempt
the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless
description
the action of giving a spoken or written representation or account
process analysis
a step-by-step breakdown of the phases of a process, used to convey the details of each phase of thinking, is often used to improve understanding and also to breakdown an argument to make it more comprehensible
extolled
praise enthusiastically
enumeration
a rhetorical device used for listing the details or a process of mentioning words or phrases step-by-step
unmellow
not relaxed and friendly
hither
to or toward a place
naivety
lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment
periodic sentence
has the main clause or predicate at the end, this is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made, can create interest and suspense for the reader
coadaptation
the process by which two or more species undergo adaptation as a pair or group
