Quiz 1

Question 1

Abstract

Answer 1

existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment;

Question 2

Ad Hominem

Answer 2

A flawed argument that attacks the person rather than the position they are maintaining

Question 3

Ad populem

Answer 3

A flawed argument that concludes that a claim is true because many or most people believe it (similar to bandwagon appeal)

Question 4

Allegory

Answer 4

an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

Question 5

Allusion

Answer 5

passing reference or indirect mention

Question 6

Ambiguity

Answer 6

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning; an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

Question 7

Analogy

Answer 7

drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

Question 8

Anaphora

Answer 8

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses to achieve effect

Question 9

Anecdote

Answer 9

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

Question 10

Antagonist

Answer 10

Someone who offers opposition

Question 11

Aphorism

Answer 11

A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle, can be a memorable summation of the author’s point

Question 12

Apostrophe

Answer 12

Figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified object such as liberty or love

Question 13

Archetype

Answer 13

an original model on which something is patterned

Question 14

Argumentation

Answer 14

The action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action, or theory

Question 15

Atmosphere

Answer 15

The emotional nod created by the entirety of a work established partly by the setting and author’s style

Question 16

Attitude

Answer 16

the writer’s feelings toward his subject matter, revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization

Question 17

Begging the question

Answer 17

A flawed argument where someone attempts to prove a proposition based on a premise that itself requires proof

Question 18

Casual relationship

Answer 18

when one factor or variable in a specific circumstance has a direct influence on another

Question 19

Characterization

Answer 19

the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; a graphic or vivid verbal description

Question 20

Claim

Answer 20

An assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disrupted or in doubt