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| derives from latin phrase "to the man" argument that attacks the opposing speaker/another person rather than admissing issues. |
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| comparison between two things after used as an explain/explain things |
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| the complete or exact opposite of something |
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| the lack of conjuctions between phrases, clauses, or words. |
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| the deliberate use of many conjunctions |
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| two or more clauses are related to each through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point |
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| a sentence that places the general idea in the main clause amd gives it greater precision with modifying words, phrases, or clauses placed before, after or in the middle of the main clause |
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| a sentence that makes a statement/ states a fact |
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| a mild or pleasant sounding expression, often used to soften the impact of what is being discussed |
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| writing or speech organized to explain |
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| a sentence that gives a command |
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a sentence which normal word order is reversed changing the emphasis of the words |
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| does not make sense/or jumping to conclusions |
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introducation of a nonstandard or previously non-existent spelling or verb form when a speaker or writer makes an analogy to a regular spelling or regular verb. IE: a child says " I broked it" |
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| a sentence that places general idea in main cluase giving it greater precision with modifying words, phrase or clauses placed before, after or middle of the clause. |
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| fallacy assuming that because B follows A, B was caused by A |
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sentence fragment deliberatly used for persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect. IE: "something to consider" |
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a question that is asked for the sake of argument -no direct answer is provided; the probable answer is usually implied |
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| a deductive system of fromal logic that presents two premises (first "major," second "minor") that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion (eg All men are mortal, Socrates is a man, Socrates is mortal) |
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