This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 29 clues. Answers range from 4 to 23 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
proof established through interaction between speaker and the listeners; provides support for a conclusion but not assurance that if it is true
would be inferred by most people when excising their critical judgement
a statement by most people when exercising their critical judgement
a mental leap from the supporting material to the claim
specific instances used to illustrate a more general claim
an inference that appears to be sound but that, on inspection, contains a significant flaw
assuming that what is true of the part is automatically true of the whole
assuming that what is true of the whole is automatically true of the part
a comparison of people, places, or more abstract relationships
a direct comparison of objects, people, or events
a comparison of the relationships between objects, people, or events
something that stands for something else
regarding something that can be observed as a sign of something that cannot
a statistical measure that is taken as a sign of an abstraction
a sign relationship from norm or social conversation
a pattern of inference that suggests that one factor brings about another
assuming that one thing causes another when in fact a third factor really is the cause of both
assuming that, because one event occurred before another, the first is necessarily the cause of the second
testimony from a person who is generally recognized as an authority on a particular subject
to offer judgement without providing any basis for them
the quality of striking a responsive chord with listeners, causing them to identify with what one is saying
a claim that, on its face, is unrelated to the supporting material
restating the claim in only slightly different words, rather than supporting the claim
making an inference that diverts attention from the issue at hand
having multiple meanings
probative, sometimes confrontational way to stimulate the audience to support the rhetors position
a specialized analtyical argument that says if something happened in one case how much more likely would it happen in another
a long list of particulars designed to give overwhelming support to a claim
rhetors states opposing argument and then show why their opponent's case is flawed