Flashcards: NCA Vocab Eng 10 Sem 2
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centervillein on April 22, 2010
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This is the list for the NCA Vocabulary test over English 10 Semester Two.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 denotative meaning | the dictionary meaning for a word |
| debate | two sides arguing an issue |
| appeal to emotion | providing an audience with arguments that appeal to the audiences sense of patriotism, family and/or justice |
| extended quotation | a long quotation used as support for a speech |
| Modern Language Association | an organization that creates the rules and standards for English including the works cited/bibliography page |
| logical fallacy | an argument that is not based on sound reasoning |
| appeal to authority | providing an audience with arguments that are supported by sources of authority |
| attack ad hominem | attacking the person or person's personality instead of discussing the issues |
| friendly audience | your audience is in favor of the content of the speech |
| appeal to logic | providing an audience with arguments that are supported by fact, sequence and evidence |
| propaganda | arguments presented to an audience with no clear evidence |
| articulation | saying words clearly |
| extended example | a long quotation or story used as an example for a speech |
| bandwagon | believing something because everyone else believes it |
| audience | people who are listening to your speech or reading your writing |
| red herring | presenting materials as evidence in an argument that have nothing to do with the argument |
| hostile audience | people who are listening to you or reading your work are not in agreement with your ideas |
| credibility | the believability that you have as a speaker |
| connotative meaning | the environmental or social meaning of a word...the meaning is different depending on the individual people |
| delivery | the techniques that you use to deliver a speech |