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ad hominem
(also called “name-calling fallacy”) an attack on the person rather than the issue at hand
aesthetic
concerned with art or beauty (not the same as ascetic!!)
antithesis
1: the direct opposite 2: the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangement of words, clauses, or phrases. Ex: Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.
archetype
a perfect example; an original pattern or model
bolster
to support; to prop up
caricature
a satiric portrait or representation
cogent
clear, logical, and convincing
corroborate
to confirm
cursory
hasty, not thorough
daunt
to intimidate; to discourage
expository
explanatory
false dilemma
also known as an either-or fallacy) an argument that provides only two outcomes to a problem, ignoring other possibilities
fracas
uproar; brawl
haughty
arrogant; vainly proud
idiosyncratic
having strange or unusual features of behaviors;
immune
safe from harm; protected
inclined
tending toward one direction
jocular
joking
lucid
clear; easy to understand (elucidate)
miser
someone who hoards money
mitigate
to make less severe, serious, or painful
paucity
smallness of quantity; dearth
perceptive
having keen understanding; discerning
pessimism
gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win
profligate
extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant
precarious
dangerously unstable
reprove
to scold; to find fault with
superficial
shallow; on the surface only
uniform
constant; without variety
wily
cunning