LIT TERMS
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kathrynln23 on October 26, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ad hominem fallacy | character is attacked instead of argument |
| Allusion | a reference to another work of literature, person, or event |
| Analogy | complex explained in simple terms |
| anaphora | repitition of beginning word or phrase to emphasize |
| anecdote | short account, personal or biographical |
| antithesis | opposite/contrast emphasized by parallel structure |
| appeal to authority | citation of info from ppl recognized for special knowledge of that subject |
| begging the question | assumes as true the very thing that one is trying to prove |
| damning with faint praise | intentional use of positive statement that has negative implication |
| deduction | general to specific |
| digression | departure from subject |
| euphemism | word less direct and less distasteful or offensive than another |
| false dilemma | with the court or against it kind of thing, false choices |
| induction | specific to general |
| parable | short story with moral |
| paradox | seems self contradictory, but has truth |
| syllogism | two statements, one logical solution |
| syntax | arrangement of words to show relationship |
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