Rhetoric, Reasoning, Fallacies, Figurative Language Review

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What is a slippery slope?

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A fallacy that suggests a casual chain of events will lead to an unlikely or extreme outcome.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech where an animal or object is given human qualities or abilities.

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What is an allusion?

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A reference in literature to a character, place, or situation from history, music, or another work of literature.

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What is inductive reasoning?

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A process of making an argument using specific observations to make a broad conclusion.

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What does pathos refer to in rhetoric?

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An appeal to emotion.

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What is deductive reasoning?

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A logical process where a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

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What is ethos?

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A rhetorical appeal to credibility or character.

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What is logos?

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A rhetorical appeal to logic and reason.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.