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rhetoric devices amp
Mrs. Hamon AP english 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aphorism | a short, terse saying emboyding a general truth, or moral principleex: lost time is never found |
| anadiplosis | repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next.ex: the book was blue, blue is the color of the sky, the sky can be pretty, etc. |
| anaphora | the repition of the same word or words at hte beginnign of seccssive phrases, clauses, or sentences (opp. epistrophe) |
| epistrophe | repition of the same word or words at the end of of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences (opp. anaphora) |
| antimetabole | reversing the order of repeated words or phrases (AB-BA)ex. the word is god and god is the word |
| asyndeton | ommitting conjunctionsex. he recieved medals, honors, titles, fame |
| chiasmus | "reverse parallelism" the second part of sentence is balanced of paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order (A,B then B,A)ex. instead of: learned unwillingly, forgotten gladly- it is -learned unwillingly, gladly forgotten. |
| Epanalepsis | repeats the beginning word of a clause or sentence at the end.ex: water alone dug this giant canyon;yes, just plain water. |
| Epithet | adj. or adj. phrase describing a subject by naming a key or important characteristicex: "laughing happiness" "sneering contempt" |
| Litotes | understatement where you deny the opposite or contrary of the word which otherwise would be usedex: Instead of saying "heat waves are common in the summer" "heat waves are not rare in the summer" |
| Metonymy | form of metaphor in which the thing chosen for the metaphorical image is closely associated with the subjectex: the orders came directly from the white house. the pencil is mighter than the sword |
| Synecdoche | type of metaphor in which the part stands of the wholeex: ten sails for ten ships |
| Zeugma | using the verb in one phrase/clause and applying to othersex: fred excelled at sports; Harvey at eating; Tom with girls. |
| Euphemism | a substitution for a offensive, unpleasant expression with a more agreeable or less offensiveex: instead of of saying "He died" "He passed away" |
| Post hoc ergo propter hoc | if two events happen in a row then the first one must have caused the second one to happen |
| Loose sentence | the main idea comes first.ex: the ball was on the ground, behind the wall, under the door, etc. |
| Periodic sentence | main idea is at the end of the sentence ex: Outside the class, down the hall, behind the door, was where the girl found her jacket. |
| Ethos | credibility |
| Pathos | emotion |
| Logos | reason |
| Syllogism | A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn fromthem. ex: Major Premise: All tragedies end unhappily.Minor Premise: Hamlet is a tragedy.Conclusion: Therefore, Hamlet ends unhappily |
| Syntax | the grammatical structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence. |
| Antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images. ex:“To be or not to be…” |
| Deductive Reasoning | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example |
| Inductive Reasoning | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization |
| Invective | a verbally abusive attack |
| Ad Hominem | Using what you know about your opponent's character as a basis for your argument |
| Analogy | The use of a similar or parallel case or example to reason or argue a point. |
| Bandwagon Appeal | the belief that something should be done because the majority of people do it (or wish to do it). |
| Maxim | "A saying drawn from life, which shows concisely either what happens or ought to happen in life, for example: 'Every beginning is difficult." |
| Non sequitur | A statement bearing no relationship to the preceding context. |
| Circular Reasoning | an attempt to support a statement by simply repeating the statement in different or stronger terms. |
| Colloquial diction | ways things are said in a local area, that might be different to other parts. local slang |
| sine qua non | an indispensable and essential action, condition, or ingredient. |
| Reduction and Absurdum | an argument to refute a proposition (or set of propositions) by showing that it leads to a logically absurd consequence. |
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