CLT Rhetoric and Argumentation Flashcards
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What does the narrative technique 'in medias res' mean?
Answer: Beginning the narrative in the middle of the action
'In medias res' is a Latin phrase meaning 'into the middle of things,' describing a narrative that opens mid-action rather than at the beginning.
Which rhetorical device involves the deliberate omission of conjunctions between successive phrases?
Answer: Asyndeton
Asyndeton omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses to produce a rapid, forceful, and rhythmic effect.
What is the classical term for the opening section of an oration designed to capture the audience's attention?
Answer: Exordium
The exordium is the introductory section of a classical speech, intended to establish goodwill and prepare the audience for the argument.
The rhetorical appeal of logos primarily involves:
Answer: Using evidence, facts, and logical reasoning
Logos appeals to the audience's reason and logic through evidence, statistics, facts, and well-structured arguments.
Which figure of speech makes an indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or event to enrich meaning?
Answer: Allusion
An allusion is a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that deepens a text's meaning by invoking associations.
The logical fallacy 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' means assuming:
Answer: Causation from correlation due to sequence alone
This fallacy assumes that because one event followed another, the first event must have caused the second.