Unit 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

rhetoric

Answer 1

the art of persuasion

Question 2

argument

Answer 2

A claim or assertion supported by reasons with the goal of persuading others

Question 3

counter-argument

Answer 3

A claim or assertion supported by reasons that opposes another claim.

Question 4

concession

Answer 4

in argumentation, a thing that is granted or acknowledged to the other party

Question 5

context

Answer 5

the circumstances that surround an event or text; can be historical, argument history, setting, speakers, audience, etc.

Question 6

assumption

Answer 6

A thing that is accepted as true without proof or evidence.

Question 7

refutation

Answer 7

an argument or evidence that helps establish something as false

Question 8

persuasion

Answer 8

the act or action of getting someone to do or believe something

Question 9

Aristotelian Triangle

Answer 9

A shape that shows the relationship between speaker, audience, and purpose.

Question 10

analysis

Answer 10

The detailed examination of elements or the structure of something typically for discussion or interpretation

Question 11

an opinion vs. a position

Answer 11

the difference between supporting conclusions with evidence and proofs

Question 12

ethos

Answer 12

in argumentation, an appeal to the credibility or morality of a person

Question 13

logos

Answer 13

in argumentation, an appeal to reason

Question 14

pathos

Answer 14

In argumentation, an appeal to emotions

Question 15

persona

Answer 15

the aspect of someone’s character or personality that is presented to an audience

Question 16

tone

Answer 16

the general attitude or character of a text

Question 17

denotation

Answer 17

the dictionary definition of a word; its literal definition

Question 18

connotation

Answer 18

the surrounding emotional connections of a word

Question 19

narration

Answer 19

the action or process of telling a story

Question 20

sequence

Answer 20

the particular order of events, ideas, things, etc.

Question 21

chronology

Answer 21

the sequencing of events in order of time of occurrence

Question 22

subjective

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when a topic is based or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

Question 23

objective

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when a topic is impartial and attempts to limit personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

Question 24

induction

Answer 24

A logical way of thinking where one generalizes from particular instances

Question 25

deduction

Answer 25

A logical way of thinking where one takes particular instances and draws conclusions

Question 26

style

Answer 26

the particular diction, syntax, sentence length, sentence types, etc. of writing

Question 27

diction

Answer 27

word choice

Question 28

syntax

Answer 28

the arrangement of words in a sentence

Question 29

metaphor

Answer 29

the comparison of one thing to another thing

Question 30

simile

Answer 30

a type of metaphor that uses the words "like" or "as"

Question 31

personification

Answer 31

a type of figurative language that gives non-human things human characteritics

Question 32

hyperbole

Answer 32

exaggeration

Question 33

aphorism

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a pithy observation that contains a general truth; a maxim or saying. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Question 34

juxtaposition

Answer 34

the process of placing elements side by side to illustrate an idea

Question 35

antithesis

Answer 35

an idea that is direct opposition of another idea

Question 36

oxymoron

Answer 36

a figure of speech where two apparent contradictory terms appear in conjunction "jumbo shrimp"

Question 37

metonymy

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the substitution of a characteristic or attribute for the entire thing "Referring to a businessman as a "suit""

Question 38

anaphora

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the repetition of words or phrases "I believe ... I believe ... I believe ...."

Question 39

rhetorical sentence

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a sentence that is used to advance or establish an argument

Question 40

hortative sentence

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a sentence that urges, exhorts, urges, entreats, or implores a person to take a particular action. "Come with me, I'll tell you a story." "We must act now."

Question 41

imperative sentence

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a sentence that gives an order to someone "Get down from there"

Question 42

cumulative (loose) sentence

Answer 42

A sentence that begins with a main clause and is followed by subordinate clauses that elaborate upon the main clause

Question 43

periodic sentence

Answer 43

A fragment or incomplete sentence

Question 44

inversion (word order)

Answer 44

the reversal of the normal sentence structure (subject-verb-object)

Question 45

imagery

Answer 45

concrete or figurative visual pictures in text

Question 46

allusion

Answer 46

a reference to another text

Question 47

parallellism

Answer 47

the use of successive verbal construction in a sentence "Nothing hard is easy. Nothing worth doing is fun. Nothing given is appreciated."