English 2 Unit 6

precept

a command or rule about action or conduct

slander

a false, malicious, injurious rumor about a person

statistic

a number, percentage, etc. that can be used to prove a statement

expert testimony

a quotation or summary of information from an individual, group, or organization that possesses expertise in a field

assertion

a statement about life or human behavior presented as a fact but not proven true

understatement

a statement that makes a situation seem less than it is

verbal irony

a statement that says the opposite of what is meant, often for the purpose of humor

anecdote

a story or account of a personal experience that illustrates the central idea

pathos

an appeal to the audience's emotions

logos

an appeal to the audience's reason or logic

ethos

an appeal to the credibility or reliability of the author

hyperbole

an exaggeration or overstatement used to emphasize a point or to get the audience's attention

vicissitude

change or variation

venerable

deserving of respect because of old age, dignity, or wisdom

perennial

enduring

parallelism

expressing parts of a sentence using similar syntactical structures in order to show that the parts are related or equal in imortance

amorphous

having no definite shape

eminence

high rank or distinction

poignant

keenly affecting the emotions

tedious

long, boring, tiresome

rhetorical appeals

methods an author uses to affect an audience

cryptic

mysterious, puzzling

aesthetic

pertaining to a sense of beauty

austere

severe

opinion

the author's personal belief, presented without proof

analogy

the comparison of two things that are alike in some way

alliteration

the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together

beseech

to implore, to beg

assuage

to make less severe; to relieve

renown

widespread praise