T3 VOCAB Flashcards
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the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
Abstractions
Rhetorical device where a word or phrase at the end of a sentence or phrase is repeated at the beginning of the next sentence or phrase.
Anadiplosis
an argument attacking an individual’s character rather than his or her position on an issue.
Argument Ad hominem
a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.
Anecdote
a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using
Aphorism
a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work. Expressed by a thesis.
Argument
A deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses; it speeds the pace of the sentence.
Asyndeton
A nonstandard subgroup of a language with its own vocabulary and grammatical features. Writers often use regional dialects or dialects that reveal a person’s economic or social class.
Dialect
The rhetorical appeal to ethics (right and wrong) and\or the credibility of the speaker.
Ethos
The rhetorical appeal to logic or reason.
Logos
A grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence. It involves and arrangement of words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased
Parallelism/Parallel Structure:
The rhetorical appeal to emotions.
Pathos
: Latin phrase sometimes called post hoc; a fallacy that states because one event followed another event, the first event caused the second event to occur.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc:
Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage an opposing cause. Propaganda often uses repetition, outgrouping, bandwagon, and name calling.
Propaganda
A question that requires no answer. It is used to draw attention to a point and is generally stronger than a direct statement
Rhetorical Question
a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise.
Syllogism
The composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
Synthesis
: A statement of purpose; the argument. In order to be complete, a thesis must (1) answer the given prompt, (2) briefly reveal claims that prove answer, and (3) explain the significance of answer (link to theme or the bigger picture).
Thesis
The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience, and it is conveyed through the author’s choice of words and detail
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