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ad hominem: attack opponent on personal level
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affect/effect: to influence;cause/the result
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allusion/illusion: another character in another story/see something else
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assure/ensure: assure someone youll be there/ensure there is enough food
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bandwagon: everyone is doing it! youll be a loser if you dont!
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between/among: b/w 2 things/ more than 2 things
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complement/compliment: complete/say something nice
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eminent/imminent: higher stature/going to happen soon
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false analogy: water is drinkable-water is a liquid-all liquids are drinkable
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false authority: citing the opinion of a person who is not an expert
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false dilemma: 2 options...1 is extreme
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farther/further: distance/certian point in distance
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fewer/less: when you can count/when you cant count
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metaphore: not like of as...use is
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misuse of statistics: applying a large group of statistics to a small group. 20% of americans wear their seatbelts, of the twenty in this room, only 4 of you wear seatbelts
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name-calling: stereotyping...middle eastern example
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non sequitur: statement follows but is unrelated
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parallelism: all ending in same ending
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plain folks: president makes himself a "common man" Joe the plummer
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similes: like/as
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slippery slope: "The US shouldn't get involved militarily in other countries. Once the government sends in a few troops, it will then send in thousands to die."
"You can never give anyone a break. If you do, they'll walk all over you."
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snob appeal: desire for the finner things in life...opp of bandwagon
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stationary/stationery: immobile/writing stuff
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testimonial: celebrities
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transfer: positive or negative things are used against a person/idea to make it more acceptable
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who/whom: sub/noun
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whose/who's: ownership/who is