When a person does not allow for other arguments believing his/her arguments are beyond question

Rules governing how words should be combined to form senteces.

A sentence with one independent clause and at lease one dependent clause

An original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example.

A figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole.

To oversimplify an opponent's argument to make it weak and easier to attack

A narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one.

A sentence that makes a statement or declaration.

A verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics.

A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply.

Refers to the setting up of a cause-and-effect relationship when none exists

A characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation.

A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations.

A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses

An argument based on an unqualified generalization

Character who is in most ways opposite to the main character. Purpose is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast.

A sentence that gives a command or request.

A moment when a character has a sudden revelation or insight.

A scheme in which normal word order is changed for emphasis.

Appeal to authority, but in an area outside of expertise.

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelins, thoughts, or attitudes,

Decision making process in which ideas are processed from the general to the specific.

If a character launches an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong abusive language, it is called this.

Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order.