English Vocabulary: red herring-vulgar

Red Herring

A misleading or false clue; used to intentionally create a false trail or mislead audiences

Sarcasm

A generally bitter comment that is ironically or satirically worded; bitter mocking tone

Satire

A work that reveals a critical attitude towards some element of life to a humorous effect; targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions.

Straw man

Informal fallacy used in arguments and debates; the deliberate distortion of an opponents argument to make it easy to refute.

Symbol

Something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance.

Synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vise versa.

Tactful

Having or showing tact; adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.

Tone

Refers to the author’s attitude toward the subject conveyed by their word choice.

Trite

Boring from much use, not original, clinched overused.

Verbal Irony

When a character or person says one thing, but actually means another.

Vulgar

Lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste; offensive in language.