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English G&M Test

TermDefinition
Anaphora repitition of the same word or group of word sat the BEGINNING of successive clauses
Epistrophe repition of the same words at the END of successive clauses
Parellelism Yoking together coordinate parts of speech in sentences
Asyndeton Independent clause joined by semi colons
Antimetabole the reversal of grammatical WORD order in a sentence
Chiasmus the reversal of grammatical order in a sentence
Antithesis Juxtaposing two contrasting ideas
Apposition providing more information on the anticedent in a sentence ex: The dean of COAS has agreed to give closing remarks at the function
Synecdoche using a part to represent a whole ex: Giving someone a hand
Metonymy substituting a suggestive or attractive meaning in a speech or writing
Generalization applying what a few members of of a group believe to the entire group
Anaphora repitition of the same word or group of word sat the BEGINNING of successive clauses
Epistrophe repition of the same words at the END of successive clauses
Parellelism Yoking together coordinate parts of speech in sentences
Asyndeton Independent clause joined by semi colons
Antimetabole the reversal of grammatical WORD order in a sentence
Chiasmus the reversal of grammatical order in a sentence
Antithesis Juxtaposing two contrasting ideas
Apposition providing more information on the anticedent in a sentence ex: The dean of COAS has agreed to give closing remarks at the function
Synecdoche using a part to represent a whole ex: Giving someone a hand
Metonymy substituting a suggestive or attractive meaning in a speech or writing
Anaphora repitition of the same word or group of word sat the BEGINNING of successive clauses
Epistrophe repition of the same words at the END of successive clauses
Parellelism Yoking together coordinate parts of speech in sentences
Asyndeton Independent clause joined by semi colons
Antimetabole the reversal of grammatical WORD order in a sentence
Chiasmus the reversal of grammatical order in a sentence
Antithesis Juxtaposing two contrasting ideas
Apposition providing more information on the anticedent in a sentence ex: The dean of COAS has agreed to give closing remarks at the function
Synecdoche using a part to represent a whole ex: Giving someone a hand
Metonymy substituting a suggestive or attractive meaning in a speech or writing
Generalization applying what a few members of a group believe to the entire group
Slippery Slope Something that belongs to the future to use a future outcome or occurrence to intimidate or create fear in others
Begging the Question a form of circular statement lacking adequate supporting reasons
To Poison the Well Discrediting an opponent before they can defend theirselves
Bandwagon following the crowd even though it might not be in your best interest
Appeal to Authority Believing and accepting what someone tells you because he or she is famous or popular and not because they are experts
Either/Or when no alternate choice is given between two available choices
Non-Seguitur When the stated facts are not synonymous with the conclusion
Red Herring When a writer digresses from a topic
Golden Mean When a writer neglects to take a position
Tu Quoque Appeal to hypocrisy. Attempts to discredit the opponents position by asserting the opponents failure to act conisitently in accordance with that position (you too fallacy)
False Cause When you attribute something to another with no real correlation
Ad Hominen attacking the person not the cause. Common in debates
1865 End of Civil War The 13th Amendment abolished slavery
1868 The 14th Amendment empowered black subjects with the rights of citizenship
1870 The 15th Amendment invested black males with the voting rights
1876 USA vs. Cruikshank
1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson
1954 Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
Created by: Kennedifuller
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