Lang Rhetorical Test Flashcards
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Parallel structure
The structure required for expressing two or more grammatical elements of equal rank: coordinate ideas, compared and contrasted ideas, and correlative construction.
Ex: “Colleges favor applicants with strong academics, varied interests, and high standardized test scores.”
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning in which given certain ideas or facts, other ideas or facts must follow.
Ex: If P then Q, P, therefore Q
verisimiltude
Similar to the truth; quality of realisn that persuades readers that theyre getting a vision of life as it is
Tone
The authors attitude toward the subject being written about. Characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work, emotional essence of a work.
Ambiguity
A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple interpretations
Fallacy
A mistaken belief based on bad data or a bad argument
Antecedent
The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
Euphemism
A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
Rhetoric
The language of a work and its style; words, often highly emotional, used to convince or sway an audience.
Voice
The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker. two forms.
Synecdoche
Figure of speech in which a part represents the whole.
Ex: Pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen represents written word, sword represents war and battle.
Narrative
Telling of an account over a given time or space
Syntax
The arrangement or organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has this, or a pattern of words
Rhetorical modes
General term that identifies discourse according to its chief purpose. Includes exposition, argumentation, description, and narration.
Styllistic devices
A general term referring to diction, syntax, tone, figurative language, and all other elements that contribute to a manner of a given piece of discourse.
Anaphora
The repetition of a word/words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences.
Argumentation
Writing that attempts to persuade or prove the validity of a point
Analogy
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
Explication
Interpretation or analysis of text
Antithesis
A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences
Paradox
A statement that seems self-contradictory and true
Inductive reasoning
A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization
Apostrophe
A locution adressing a person or personified thing not present.
Ex: “Oh, you cruel streets of Manhattan, how I abhor you!”
Description
The picturing in words of something/one through detailed observation
