OLD (3rd Block-Spring) Foreign Terms AND Persuasive Devices
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MrDavidson on January 26, 2012
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English III (Spring-3rd Block)
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(3rd Block-Spring) Foreign Terms AND Persuasive Devices
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 verbatim | exactly the same words previously used |
| tabula rasa | absence of preconceived ideas/clean slate |
| tempus fugit | time flies |
| terra firma | dry land/solid ground |
| alma mater | school one attended |
| alpha and omega | beginning and end |
| bon voyage | pleasant journey |
| prima donna | a moody person that thinks highly of him/herself OR a main singer in an opera |
| avant-garde | new and innovative |
| cum laude | with honors/with praise |
| id est | that is |
| haute couture | trend-setting fashion |
| femme fatale | deadly woman |
| RSVP | please reply |
| modus operandi | a particular way of doing something |
| du jour | fashionable or hip for the day "of the moment" |
| e pluribus unum | one from many |
| esprit de corps | unity among members of a group "high morale" |
| joie de vivre | joy of life/living |
| cause celebre | widely known because of controversy |
| cest la vie | It is what it is; that is life |
| magnum opus | most important achievement of an artist |
| deja vu | having seen or experienced something before |
| ad hoc | devised for the purpose at hand, impromptu |
| status quo | keeping things the way they are |
| appeals to fear | consists of suggesting if argument isn't true, bad things will happen |
| appeals to fear e | ex: "Buy PyroSafeguard smoke alarms, or your entire neighborhood could go up in flames." |
| bandwagon | urges others to go along with the majority |
| bandwagon e | ex: "Millions of Americans wear Nike shoes. You should too!" |
| false dilemma | presents two extreme outcomes |
| false dilemma e | ex: "School food- eat it or starve." |
| loaded words | an emotional appeal to inspire strong feelings |
| loaded words e | ex: "If you love this nation, you'll buy American Pride toilet paper." |
| misused statistics | skew stats to support an argument |
| misused statistics e | ex: "Rock stars die much earlier than other people. This proves that rock stars are punished for leading indulgent, selfish lives." |
| name calling | makes accusations about a person without addressing the person's actual argument |
| name calling e | ex: "Mayor McGhee is a crook!" |
| non sequitur | does not logically follow from the previous argument |
| personal attack | involves the credibility or character of opponent |
| personal attack e | ex: "Margie Buttersworth should not be elected to student council because she failed her driver's exam twice." |
| plain folks | associates with simple values and down-to-earth people |
| plain folks e | ex: "I live right here in this fair city with you great folks, and I'm telling you this toxic waste won't hurt anyone." |
| snobbery | convinces that people can be better than others by acting one way |
| snobbery e | ex: "In the great cities of the world, men and women of distinction prefer Levi jeans!" |
| stereotyping | uses commonly held images of a group to make a point about an individual |
| stereotyping e | ex: "My opponent is a man, and we all know men can't cook... So my opponent cannot cook!" |
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