front 1 Loose Sentence | back 1 a type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses |
front 2 Antecedent | back 2 the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers |
front 3 Prose | back 3 written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure |
front 4 Assertion | back 4 a declaration or statement |
front 5 Concession | back 5 acknowledges the counterclaim is correct under some circumstances |
front 6 Periodic Sentence | back 6 a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause |
front 7 Genre | back 7 Type of literature (poem, novel, short story, bio/auto bio, drama, essay) |
front 8 Ambiguity | back 8 The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |
front 9 Rebuttal | back 9 response with contrary evidence |
front 10 Slippery Slope | back 10 a fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented |