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AP rhetorical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ad hominem | attacking the person instead of the argument |
| Anaphora | repitition of word or words for effect |
| Ethos | appeal to credibility |
| Hyperbole | an overstatement or extreme exaggeration |
| Pathos | appeal to emotion |
| Metaphor | a direct comparison of unlike things |
| Antithesis | a contrast or opposition of thoughts, usually in two phrases, clauses, or sentences; the exact opposite |
| Allusion | a reference to a well-known person or historical event |
| Asyndeton | the absence of conjunctions |
| Simile | a comparison of two things using like or as |
| Logos | appeal to logic |
| Metonymy | when a thing is called by a name closely associated with it |
| Chiasmus | figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of parallel clauses is reversed in the second. "Has the church failed mankind, or has mankind failed the church?" |
| Ellipsis | omission of one or more words for conciseness and drama |
| Periodic Sentence | When a writer builds up suspense by beginning with subordinary elements. |
| Cummulative or Loose Sentence | When the subordinary elements come at the end to call attention to them. "I found a large hall, obviously a former garage, dimly lit, and packed with cots." |
| Interrupted Sentence | "love-which was once believed to contain the answer" |
| Hyperbole | An overstatement characterized by exaggerated language. |
| anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause. "the land of my fathers, my fathers can have it." |
| balanced sentence | where 2 parallel elements are equal on both scale- both parts are grammatically correct. |
| hasty generalization | drawing a conclusion, especially a sweeping one, from insufficient evidence. |
| faulty causality | faulty assumption-just b/c one event follows another, they're connected. "you can't speak French, I cant speak French" |
| begging the question | to sidestep or evade the real problem |
| equivocation | an argument that gives a lie an honest appearance. The sign said it was "fine for parking here" so since it was, i parked there |
| epanalepsis | opening and closing with the same word |
| antimetabole | repeating words in reverse for emphasis. "all for one, and one for all" |
| non sequitur | an argument that leaves out a necessary portion of the logical sequence, suggesting a connection between the 2 that dont really exist. "my shoes are red, therefore capital punishment is immoral" |
| zeugma | where 2 words are linked to the same simple verb when only one is an appropriate usage. "he carried a strobe light and the responsibility for the lives of his men." |
| polysyndeton | overloaded with conjunctions and run-ons. "the air is alive with chatter and laughter and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and...." |
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