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      <title>My sweet padlet  January 12, 2021 by Kathryn Hilliard</title>
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         <title>Logical means making sense.</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>Fallacy basically mean a falsehood...<br><br>Put them together and what do you have?<br><br>Logical fallacy which means like it seems like a logical argument, but it is isn't....<br><br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IawIjqOJBU8</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Warm-up:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>You are going to a deserted island.  You can bring five things or people or mix of people/thing...only five!  Who are what are you going to bring?</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Martin Luther King &quot;I have a dream&quot; speech.  This is probably the most famous speech ever spoken.</title>
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         <title>Warm-up:   When have you been most scared in your life?  I had a man follow me years ago in his car, and I was terrified!</title>
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         <title>Rhetoric</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br><br></div><h1>rhetoric</h1><div>[ <strong>ret</strong>-er-ik ]<strong>SHOW IPA</strong></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/rhetoric"><strong>See synonyms for </strong><strong><em>rhetoric</em></strong><strong> on Thesaurus.com</strong></a></div><div><br></div><div><em><br>noun</em></div><div>(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.</div><div>the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.</div><div>the study of the effective use of language.</div><div>the ability to use language effectively.</div><div>the art of prose in general as opposed to verse.</div><div>the art of making persuasive speeches; oratory.</div><div>SEE MORE<strong>QUIZZESDISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!</strong>We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?QUESTION 1 OF 11Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?owlcrowpiranha<a href="https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/discover-the-influence-of-portuguese-on-english-via-this-quiz"><strong>TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT</strong></a><strong>ORIGIN OF RHETORIC</strong>1300–50; &lt;Latin <em>rhētorica</em>&lt;Greek <em>rhētorikḕ</em> (<em>téchnē</em>) rhetorical (art); replacing Middle English <em>rethorik</em>&lt;Medieval Latin <em>rēthorica,</em>Latin <em>rhētorica,</em> as above<strong>WORDS NEARBY RHETORIC</strong><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhesus-factor">Rhesus factor</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhesus-monkey">rhesus monkey</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhet">rhet.</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetic">Rhetic</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetor">rhetor</a>, rhetoric, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetorical">rhetorical</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetorical-question">rhetorical question</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetorical-stress">rhetorical stress</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetorician">rhetorician</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rheum">rheum</a>DICTIONARY.COM UNABRIDGED<br>BASED ON THE RANDOM HOUSE UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY, © RANDOM HOUSE, INC. 2021<strong>WORDS RELATED TO RHETORIC</strong><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/oratory">oratory</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hyperbole">hyperbole</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/grandiloquence">grandiloquence</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bombast">bombast</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/magniloquent">magniloquence</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/verbosity">verbosity</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pomposity">pomposity</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/elocution">elocution</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/eloquence">eloquence</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rant">rant</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/discourse">discourse</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/oration">oration</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/address">address</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/balderdash">balderdash</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/fustian">fustian</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/composition">composition</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/big-talk">big talk</a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hot-air">hot air</a><strong>EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR RHETORIC</strong></div><ul><li>Some environmental groups, however, have criticized Newsom for his approach to the oil industry, saying he has failed to live up to his <em>rhetoric</em>.</li><li><a href="http://feeds.propublica.org/link/9499/13901740/gov-gavin-newsom-says-california-is-cracking-down-on-oil-spills-but-our-reporting-shows-many-are-still-flowing">GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS CALIFORNIA IS CRACKING DOWN ON OIL SPILLS. BUT OUR REPORTING SHOWS MANY ARE STILL FLOWING.</a>|BY JANET WILSON, THE DESERT SUN|SEPTEMBER 24, 2020<a href="http://feeds.propublica.org/link/9499/13901740/gov-gavin-newsom-says-california-is-cracking-down-on-oil-spills-but-our-reporting-shows-many-are-still-flowing">|PROPUBLICA</a></li><li>So there are clear discrepancies here between the <em>rhetoric</em> and the action.</li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/23/1008786/china-carbon-neutral-coal-plants-un/">IF CHINA PLANS TO GO CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2060, WHY IS IT BUILDING SO MANY COAL PLANTS?</a>|JAMES TEMPLE|SEPTEMBER 23, 2020<a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/23/1008786/china-carbon-neutral-coal-plants-un/">|MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW</a></li><li>This can certainly change, particularly after a close race drenched with vituperative <em>rhetoric</em>.</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/23/most-americans-understand-that-we-probably-wont-see-winner-election-night/">MOST AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THAT WE PROBABLY WON’T SEE A WINNER ON ELECTION NIGHT</a>|PHILIP BUMP|SEPTEMBER 23, 2020<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/23/most-americans-understand-that-we-probably-wont-see-winner-election-night/">|WASHINGTON POST</a></li><li>This prompted congressional investigations, lawsuits, a lot of political <em>rhetoric</em>, and even more public worry about whether the disruptions pose a threat to what will likely be the most mail-reliant election in history.</li><li><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-the-post-office-became-a-political-football/">HOW THE POST OFFICE BECAME A POLITICAL FOOTBALL</a>|KALEIGH ROGERS (KALEIGH.ROGERS@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)|SEPTEMBER 21, 2020<a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-the-post-office-became-a-political-football/">|FIVETHIRTYEIGHT</a></li></ul><div><strong>SEE MORE EXAMPLES</strong></div><div><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/"><strong>EXPLORE DICTIONARY.COM</strong></a></div><ul><li>What Is “GOP” Short For?</li><li>What Does Amen Mean At The End Of A Prayer?</li><li>“Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time</li><li>“Have” vs. “Has”: When To Use Each One</li><li>What Is “Stochastic Terrorism,” And Why Is It Trending?</li><li>What Is An Em Dash And How Do You Use It?</li></ul><div>BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR RHETORIC<br><br></div><div><strong>rhetoric</strong></div><div>/ (ˈrɛtərɪk) /</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><em><br>noun</em></div><div>the study of the technique of using language effectively</div><div>the art of using speech to persuade, influence, or please; oratory</div><div>excessive use of ornamentation and contrivance in spoken or written discourse; bombast</div><div>speech or discourse that pretends to significance but lacks true meaning<em>all the politician says is mere rhetoric</em></div><div><strong>WORD ORIGIN FOR RHETORIC<br></strong><br></div><div>C14: via Latin from Greek <em>rhētorikē</em> (<em>tekhnē</em>) (the art of) rhetoric, from <em>rhētōr</em> rhetor</div><div>COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY - COMPLETE &amp; UNABRIDGED 2012 DIGITAL EDITION<br>© WILLIAM COLLINS SONS &amp; CO. LTD. 1979, 1986 © HARPERCOLLINS<br>PUBLISHERS 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012</div><div>WORD OF THE DAY<strong>bunkum</strong><em>noun</em> | [<strong>buhng</strong>-k<em>uh</em>m ]SEE DEFINITION<a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/">OTHERS ARE READING</a></div><ul><li>The Most Surprisingly Serendipitous Words Of The Day</li><li>“Capital” vs. “Capitol”: Do You Know Where You’re Going?</li><li>The Dictionary.com Word Of The Year For 2020 Is …</li><li>Why Do “Left” And “Right” Mean Liberal And Conservative?</li></ul><div>Did You Know? Some people say that Shakespeare coined over 1600 words, but most of them likely existed in spoken form before Shakespeare popularized them in his writing.Did You Know? The word for fear of palindromes, "aibohphobia," is actually ironically constructed as a palindrome.Did You Know? The word cereal comes from the Roman goddess, Ceres, who is the goddess of agriculture.Did You Know? 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