SLO VOCAB Flashcards
(22 cards)
Connotation
The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
Irony
Incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.
Inference
A judgement based on reasoning rather than on a direct or explicit statement. A conclusion based on facts or circumstances.
refutation
countering of anticipated arguments
rhetoric
the art of study of effective writing and speech
Specific word choice an author makes to persuade or to convey tone
diction
clause
a group of words containing at lest one paired subject and predicate
phrase
a group of words that do not contain at least one paired subject and predicate
Ethos
Mode of persuasion requiring speakers to establish their credibility, skill, or morality on a given subject to an intended audience
logos
mode of persuasion speakers use when appealing to the audience’s ability to distinguish, through discourse, the difference between what is reasonable or unreasonable.
evidence
proof coming from sources, fieldwork, and research that validates any logical support of an argument
reasons
Statements of logic that offer support for an argument
comma splice
a type of run-on sentence in which the writer has erroneously placed only a comma between two independent clauses, resulting in a failure to link the two according to grammatical convention.
claim of value
a statement made to show that something is moral or immoral
Fallacy
Rationales for claims that might seem reasonable, but are actually unsound-and usually false
claim of fact
a statement made to verify the authenticity of something
Fused Sentence
A type of Run-on sentence in which the writer has failed to make any attempt either to link or separate two independent clauses, utilizing neither punctuation, nor conjunctions
Loose Sentence
A sentence structure in which a main clause is followed by subordinate phrases and clauses
Parallelism
The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
periodic Sentence
A long and frequently involved sentence, marked by suspended syntax, in which the sense is not completed until the final word
ambiguity
the presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage
