APLAC Vocab

Rhetorical Choice, Diction, Tone and Syntax

What are all the Figures of Speeches

Metaphor, Simile, Apostrophe, Allusion, Hyperbole, Irony, Paradox, Epithet. and Euphemism

What is the definition of a Metaphor?

Comparison not using like or as

What is the definition of a Simile?

Comparison using like or as

What is the definition of a Apostrophe?

An address

What is the definition of a Allusion?

Reference to something outside the text

What is the definition of a Hyperbole?

Exaggeration

What is the definition of a Irony?

Stating or portraying the opposite of the author’s true feeling

What is the definition of a Paradox?

Seeming contradiction

What is the definition of a Epithet?

Name calling

What is the definition of a Euphemism?

Using a more polite term for a coarse or unpleasant term

What are all the Methods of Development?

Cause and Effect, Classification, Definition, Process Analysis, Comparison, Contrast, Analogy, Narration, Exposition, Satire, Logos, Pathos, and Ethos

What is the definition of Cause and Effect?

One event leads to another

What is the definition of Classification?

To categorize into similar ideas

What is the definition of Definition?

The concrete or abstract meaning of something to an author

What is the definition of Process Analysis?

A step by step breakdown of events

What is the definition of Comparison?

To look for similarities

What is the definition of Contrast?

To look for differences

What is the definition of Analogy?

The comparison of two things for the purpose of clarification

What is the definition of Narration

Telling a story

What is the definition of Exposition?

A Description and explanation of an idea

What is the definition of Satire?

Corrective ridicule

What is the definition of Logos?

To use facts/statistics to make a point

What is the definition of Pathos?

To use emotion to manipulate the audience

What is the definition of Ethos?

To show ethics (experts) to support a point

What are all the Rhetorical Devices?

Anadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Antimetabole, Chiasmus, Ellipsis, Asyndeton, Anaphora, Parallelism, Antithesis

What is the definition of Anadiplosis?

a technique whereby the concluding word of a sentence or clause becomes the first word of the next sentence or clause

What is the definition of Epanalepsis?

opening and closing a sentence with the same word for surprise and emphasis.

What is the definition of Animetabole?

Repeating words in reverse order for surprise and emphasis.

What is the definition of Chiasmus?

Similar to antimetabole, but reverses grammatical elements rather than just words, again for emphasis.

What is the definition of Ellipsis?

Omission of one or more words for conciseness and drama.

What is the definition of Asyndeton?

omission of conjunction before last item in a series.

What is the definition of Anaphora?

repetition of the initial word or phrase in a series of clauses or phrases for emphasis and rhythm.

What is the definition of Parallelism?

repetition of words or grammatical elements to achieve cumulative force and rhythm

What is the definition of Antithesis?

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

What are all the Falacies?

Hasty Generalization, Faulty Causality, Begging the Question, Equivocation, Non Sequitur, Ad Hominem, Slippery Slope, Strawman, and Bandwagon.

What is the definition of Hasty Generalization?

A general conclusion is drawn about a sample instead of considering the whole population

What is the definition of Faulty Causality?

Presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means one is the cause of the other

What is the definition of Begging the Question?

Creates the illusion that the premise provides adequate support by leaving out a key premise or restating the conclusion as a premise (circle reasoning)

What is the definition of Equivocation?

Using double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth

What is the definition of Non Sequitur?

A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement

What is the definition of Ad Hominem?

Attacking your opponent’s character or personal traits

What is the definition of Slipper Slope?

When the conclusion rests on an alleged unlikely chain of causes

What is the definition of strawman?

The arguer distorts another person’s argument for the purpose of distracting the opponent

What is the definition of Bandwagon?

When you appeal to popularity or the fact that many people do something