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| DCQ | defend, challenge, qualify |
| FRQ | Free response question |
| synthesis | the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity. |
| pejorative | expressing criticism or disapproval (formal); having an unpleasant or disparaging connotation. |
| Regionalism | a word, pronunciation, or expression that is found only in a particular region or area. |
| Dialect | a regional variety of a language, with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. |
| Epiplexis | asking questions (often rhetorical) to reproach (criticize) rather than to elicit answers |
| Hypophora | raising questions (often rhetorical) and then answering them |
| Unreliable Narrator – n - a narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty, misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted. | unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge; information that is heard from other people |
| Hearsay | unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge; information that is heard from other people |
| Rationalizations | invented plausible explanations for acts, opinions, etc., that are actually based on other causes; people attempt to hide their true motivations and emotions by providing reasonable or self-justifying explanations for irrational or unacceptable behavior |
| non sequitur | Logic - an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises. |
| Chiasmus | the order of words in the second of two paired phrases is the reverse of the order in the first. |
| Affix | a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word. |
| Pejorative | Grammatical Forms = –ling |
| Melioration | when a term changes semantic meaning through change to neutral, or positive. (e.g., "punk"). Within some social groups, a particular term is still regarded as being a pejorative, whereas the term is not deemed as such within another social group elsewhere (e.g., "hacker"). |
| Antirrhesis | Rejecting an argument because of its insignificance, error, or wickedness. |
| Enthymeme | an argument that assumes the truth of one or more premises and therefore omits them from the logical sequence. |
| Reclaimed Words | Some social groups have attempted to "reclaim" formerly offensive words (pejoratives) applied against them. |
| Colloquialism | an informal word or phrase that is more common in conversation than in formal speech or writing. |
| Slang | words, expressions, and usages that are casual, vivid, racy, or playful replacements for standard ones, are often short-lived, and are usually considered unsuitable for formal contexts. |
