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Down: 1) The introduction of a topic not related to the subject at hand.2) Put side by side (to place two or more things together, especially in order to suggest a link between them or emphasize the contrast between them)4) Reasoning by analogy, using a similar, known situation as the basis for the argument. Extended analogies tend to lose their direct connection with the actual topic of discussion, leading to erroneous conclusions.7) a figure of speech in which an adjective or verb is used with two nouns but is appropriate to only one of them or has a different sense with each9) The language of a particular district, class, or groups of persons.12) Attacking the individual instead of the argument16) Use of similar consonants (a poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants)18) a phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect20) a deliberate understatement, in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite22) The means of persuasion that appeals to the audience’s emotions23) the use of wit, especially irony, sarcasm, and ridicule, to criticize faults24) A noun, noun phrase, or series of nouns used to identify or rename another noun, noun phrase, or pronoun26) Omission of implied word (the omission of one or more words from a sentence, especially when what is omitted can be understood form the context.28) a figure of speech in which an attribute of something is used to stand for the thing itself30) a succinct statement expressing an opinion or a general truth32) A persuasive appeal based on the character or projected character of the speaker or writer (refers to credibility of the writer/speaker) Across: 3) a figure of speech in which the word for part of something is used to mean the whole (or the whole for a part)5) Repetition for effect (the use of the same word or phrase at the beginning of several successive clauses, sentences, lines, or verses, usually for emphasis or rhetorical effect)6) The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence8) a statement, or a way of expressing yourself, that is deliberately less forceful or dramatic than the subject would seem to justify or require10) Comments or information that do not logically follow from a premise or the conclusion.11) A mistake in reasoning that is potentially deceptive.13) Logical argument involving three prepositions (a formal deductive argument made up of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.)14) The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence15) a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true17) The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history19) baby don't hurt me...21) deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect24) A figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding25) Joining a cause because of its popularity. (appeal to popularity)27) a representation of an abstract quality or notion as a human being, especially in art or literature28) The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar29) a rhetorical construction in which the order of the words in the second of two paired phrases is the reverse of the order in the first.31) The use of words or phrases that contrast with each other to create a balanced effect (“antithesis” = direct opposite)33) the use of a word or phrase that is more neutral, vague, or indirect to replace a direct, harsh, unpleasant, or offensive term34) Appeal based on logic or reason (The means of demonstration of logical proof, real or apparent)
 

 

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