#327-338

Question 1

palpable

Answer 1

(adj): (1) able to be touched or felt; (2) so obvious as to be seen or known (321)

Question 2

panegyric

Answer 2

(n): a formal expression of praise; a tribute (322)

Question 3

utilitarian

Answer 3

(adj): designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive (323)

Question 4

concession

Answer 4

(n): an acknowledgment that part or all of an opposing argument may be true or reasonable

Question 5

anecdote

Answer 5

(n): a brief story (real or fictional) relayed by a speaker to illustrate a point or concept

Question 6

figure of speech

Answer 6

(n): a word or phrase (such as a simile or metaphor) used in a non-literal sense to convey meaning or heighten effect

Question 7

hypophora

Answer 7

(n): a rhetorical device in which a speaker asks a question and then answers it. (Hypophora is different from a rhetorical question. In the case of a rhetorical question, a speaker asks a question but does not answer it because the answer is implied.)

Question 8

inference

Answer 8

(n): a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements or knowledge. One makes an inference based on something that is implied.

Question 9

parody

Answer 9

(n): a creative work that imitates, comments on, or mocks its subject in an ironic or satirical way

Question 10

qualifier

Answer 10

(n): a word or phrase that tempers or softens a claim. Examples: likely, most likely, in large part, probably, in most cases.

Question 11

premise

Answer 11

(n): a statement or idea that serves as the foundation for an argument. (Premises can be explicit, meaning they are explicitly stated, or implicit, meaning they are left unsaid. A speaker can create a disconnect with their audience if they make an argument based on a premise that is faulty or not clearly apparent.)

Question 12

syntax

Answer 12

(n): the arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence