The Ultimate ELA Vocab Review

What is abductive reasoning?

• Examining specific cases to come to a conclusion

• Using available data to come to the most likely conclusion

• Finding the reasons something is an inductor

• Looking at data and making broad generalizations

Rhetoric definition

• Having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it.

• The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

• Persistence in doing something despite difficulty in achieving success.

• The ability to read and write.

Define Text Structure

• include all the components of a story that are not the main body text.

• refer to the way authors organize information

• the action

• make known to others.

What's the definition of an ad hominem fallacy?

• claim supported by reasons/evidence

• attacking the "man"

• an error in reasoning

• jumping to a conclusion without sufficient evidence

Ad populum is when

• A. A claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt

• B. One of the premises implied & taken for granted as understood

• C. "Everybody’s doing it, so it must be a good thing to do”

• D. Statement of the main idea of the argument shows the points

What is alliteration?

• Words that use the senses to paint a picture

• Gives life or human characteristics to inanimate objects

• Same beginning consonant sounds of neighboring words

• The same ending sound of neighboring words

What does it mean to analyze?

• To strengthen with new evidence

• To bring into evidence

• Brainstorming and thinking outside the box

• Discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination.

Which of the following is NOT an acceptable annotation strategy?

• 2-column notes

• Paraphrasing paragraph-by-paragraph

• Writing your thoughts in the margins

• Not annotating at all

• Key-words/gist-word notes

Annotations may involve:

• Asking questions

• Not reading the text

• Keeping all thoughts and ideas in your head

• Taking notes in the margins of the text

What is the definition of an antonym?

• words or phrases with opposite meanings

• words or phrases with similar meanings

• the opponent of the main character or protagonist in the text

• the reasons, statements or facts that support a point of view