Satire
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Makes serious point through humor
Ex. Modest Proposal
Begging the Question
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Assuming as true the very claim that is disputed, in a circular argument
Ex. I can't be guilty of embezzlement; I'm an honest person.
,Balanced Sentence
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employs parallel structure of approximately the same length and
importance
Ex. Sleeping on a Seely is like sleeping on a cloud.
Assonance
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repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants (as in stony and holy)
used as an alternative to rhyme in verse
Ex. Stony and Holy
Fable
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story with fictional characters often telling moral with animals or inanimate
objects
Ex: hare and tortoise
Verbal Irony
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irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses
words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
Ex. In the movie Shrek, one example of this is when Donkey asks if he can
stay with Shrek. Shrek tells him yes, and when Donkey asks if he is sure, he
says no!
Sentence Structure or syntax
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Arrangement of words and phrases to Create long sentences
Ex: using language
Sarcasm
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A mocking, often ironic or satirical remark, usually intended to wound as
well as amuse.
Ex. Well that completely helpful. (Meaning no one helped)
Faulty causality - After this, therefore, because of
Post hoc, Ergo propter hoc
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Makes serious point through humor
Ex. Modest Proposal
Begging the Question
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Assuming as true the very claim that is disputed, in a circular argument
Ex. I can't be guilty of embezzlement; I'm an honest person.
,Balanced Sentence
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employs parallel structure of approximately the same length and
importance
Ex. Sleeping on a Seely is like sleeping on a cloud.
Assonance
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repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants (as in stony and holy)
used as an alternative to rhyme in verse
Ex. Stony and Holy
Fable
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story with fictional characters often telling moral with animals or inanimate
objects
Ex: hare and tortoise
Verbal Irony
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irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses
words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
Ex. In the movie Shrek, one example of this is when Donkey asks if he can
stay with Shrek. Shrek tells him yes, and when Donkey asks if he is sure, he
says no!
Sentence Structure or syntax
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Arrangement of words and phrases to Create long sentences
Ex: using language
Sarcasm
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A mocking, often ironic or satirical remark, usually intended to wound as
well as amuse.
Ex. Well that completely helpful. (Meaning no one helped)
Faulty causality - After this, therefore, because of
Post hoc, Ergo propter hoc
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