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Ch. 12 Vocab
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rhetoric -noun
the art of using words persuasively and effectively in writing and speaking
redundancy -noun
wordiness; needless repetition
malapropism -noun
ridiculous misuse of a word for another one that sounds like it
euphemism -noun
a mild expression substituted for a distasteful one
triteness -noun
dullness in expression or content; lack of freshness and creativity
acronym -noun
a word made up from the initial letters or syllables of a title or phrase
antonym -noun
a word of opposite meaning
homonym -noun
a word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning and usually a different spelling
concreteness - noun
quality of being specific and of referring to particular things
connotation - noun
the suggestiveness and emotional associations of a word apart from its denotation, or literal meaning
prose -noun
writing or speech which is not poetry.
exposition - noun
writing which explains or informs
precis -noun
a short condensed version of a piece of writing.
plagiarism
copying the language or ideas of another author and presenting them as one's own.
paraphase
to restate a passage in different words.
ellipsis - noun
the omission of words as from quoted material usually indicated by three dots or asterisks
begging the question
assuming what has yet to be proved
post hoc
assuming that one thing caused another merely because it happen earlier
ad hominem
appealing to a person's prejudices or selfish interests rather than to his reason; attacking an opponent rather than sticking to the issue
non sequitur
a conclusion that does not follow from the evidence presented`
bandwagon device
persuasion to join the popular or winning side
faulty dilemma
the offering of only two alternatives when more than two exist
analogy
an extended comparison to clarify an idea
socratic irony
the device of pretending to be ignorant and asking questions in order to trap the opponent into obvious error
fragment
an incomplete sentence
comma splice
the use of a comma between main clauses where a period or semicolon should be used
parallelism
similarity of grammatical structure given to similar ideas
infinitive
a verbal form that consists usually of to plus a verb as "to walk"
participle
a verbal adjective
idom
an accepted phrase that is contrary to the usual language pattern
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Ch. 12 Vocab
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Programmed College Vocabulary
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2010-12-07T07:41:03Z
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