english vocab quiz #1

ad hominem

instead of addressing someone’s arugment, you attack the person making the argument

anadiplosis

a word or phrase at or near the end is repeated near the beginning of the next clause

anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses

antecedent

a pronoun or noun refers to an earlier phrase or word

antimetabole

when a phrase is repeated, but with the order of words reversed

antithesis

pairs exact opposite or contrasting ideas in a parallel grammatical structure

ethos

a technique that appeals to the audience’s ethics or credibility

logos

appeals to the audience’s sense of reason or logic

pathos

appeals to the audience’s emotions

aphorism

a statement that contains a truth or opinion expressed in a concise manner