baka terms

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Ad hominen argument

a fallacy that attacks the person making an argument rather than addressing the argument itself

allusion

a reference to something literary mythological, or historical that is assumed to be understood

anaphora

to repeat a phrase or word in a sentence

asyndeton

leaving out conjunctions to make a sentence sound better

"He was fat, gay, ugly."

Chiasmus

A statement where the phrases are reversed

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."

Colloquialism

a word or phrase that is used in eveyrday casual talk; informal

deductive reasoning

logic where general ideas are tied into specific ones

didactic

intended to teach; life lesson or advice

Epigram

a remark in a clever or witty tone

Euphemism

an indirect way of saying something considered to be too harsh

Hyperbole

an intentional exaggeration to create an effect

Idiom

a phrase or expression where the meaning of the words isn't literal

Inductive Reasoning

logic where specific ideas are connected to more general ones

Jargon

special words or expressions used by a particular profession or group that may be difficult for others to understand

Juxtaposition

when two things are seen or placed close together with a contrasting effect to show a clear difference

Litotes

figure of speech where to express a statement by saying the opposite

Maxim

a concise statement, often offering advice

Metonymy

figure of speech where an object or concept is referred to by the name of something closely related to it

"the crown" > monarchy

Non sequitur

an inference that does not follow logically from the premises

"It is raining outside. Moonbeam ice cream."

Parallelism

use of same grammatical structure for words or phrases

Parenthetical

added information into a sentence to help clarify or explain

"My dog, a golden retriever, …"

Pedantic

being concerned with little accuracy or formality

Philippic

a bitter attack, especially a verbal one

Polysyndeton

a sentence using multiple conjunctions close to one another

"Live and laugh and love."

Satire

use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize others

Scheme

an artistic deviation from an ordinary arrangement of words

• anaphora, antithesis, anastrophe

Solecism

a grammatical mistake in speech or writing

Syllepsis

a construction where one word is used in two different senses.

"he lost his dog and his temper."

Syllogism

A form of logical reasoning where the conclusion is from 2-3 linked statements

Synesthesia

describing one kind of sensation in terms of another

Synecdoche

using a part of an object to represent the whole one

"headcount" >> part of a person

Trope

recurring theme, image, or idea used in storytelling

Understatement

when a writer presents a topic with less importance than it should be

Vernacular

language or dialect spoken in a particular country or region