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Rhetorical Devices
Persuasive
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English
10th Grade
01/29/2013
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Logical Fallacy

 

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        A flaw in logic that weakens an argument.
 
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Propaganda

 

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Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of view usually related to politics.

 
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Parallelism

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Parallelism, or parallel construction, occurs when a writer or speaker expresses ideas of equal worth with the same grammatical form. The statement, Parallelism in literature is a way of writing that is balanced and rhythmical. It gives structure and flow."Veni, vidi, vici," (I came, I saw, I conquered) by Julius Caesar is an example of parallelism.

 
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Bias

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Prejudice in favor or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

 
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Credible

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Able to be believed; convincing; reliable.

 
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Hasty Generalization

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Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or just too small).

 
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