terms 12-16

Question 0

audience

Answer 0

a group of listeners or spectators; a reading, writing, or listening public

Question 1

argument

Answer 1

a reason given in proof or rebuttal, discourse intended to persuade

Question 2

classical argument

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traditional argument structure without concessions

Question 3

rogerian argument

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argument structure based upon respect for approving side

Question 4

rhetorical structure

Answer 4

any device that makes writing or speaking more effective

Question 5

syllogism

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a deductive argument consisting of a major and minor premise and a conclusion

Question 6

emotional appeal

Answer 6

an attempt to persuade by getting the audience emotionally involved with the issue

Question 7

ethical appeal

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an attempt to persuade the audience or the presenters credibility to appeal to their sense of right and wrong

Question 8

rational appeal

Answer 8

an attempt to persuade through logic or reason

Question 9

fallacy

Answer 9

any error in reasoning

Question 10

equivocation

Answer 10

misleading the audience with any ambiguous term

Question 11

argument ad hominem

Answer 11

attacking a person instead of the issue

Question 12

false analogy

Answer 12

a comparison between two things that don’t completely relate

Question 13

non sequitur

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the conclusion reached doesn’t follow the premise

Question 14

conceit

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a metaphor that governs an entire passage

Question 15

encomium

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a work of praise

Question 16

eulogy

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a mourning speech

Question 17

paean

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a song of praise

Question 18

predicate adj

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an adj in the predicate that describes the subject

Question 19

predicate nominative

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a noun in the predicate that renames the subject

Question 20

basis of comparison

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the element(s) upon which two pieces converge

Question 21

compare and contrast

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an essay that reveals the differences in author’s purpose

Question 22

point by point

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compare and contrast essay org by point of discussion (by elements)

Question 23

block method/subject by subject

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essay org by subject