Due Friday, September 23
You Talkin’ to Me?
Words About Language and Argument
Provide the definition for each of the following words that you don’t know. Even if you think you are familiar with the word, you should check its definition to confirm your understanding. For words you need to define, include the dictionary definition and a translation of the dictionary definition into your own words.
Write an original sentence for each word in the list, whether you need to define it or not. Post one sentence as a comment. Please type your work.
1. assertion
2. clarity
3. cogent
4. coherent
5. cohesive
6. didactic
7. discourse
8. eloquence
9. emphasize
10. fluid
11. implication
12. lucid
13. rhetoric
If anyone is interested, I made a list on Dictionary.com where you can practice all the words like what Mr. Kline was talking about. Here's the link:
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Dang, that was fast!
ReplyDeleteI just happened to check around 10:30.
ReplyDeleteThe doctor's assertion that 'this won't hurt a bit', followed by 'That wasn't so bad, was it?' is one of the cruelest ironies of childhood.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: is Alan's assertion that the doctor's assertion is ironic accurate?
ReplyDeleteDiscuss.
The girl emphasized her unique facial features with makeup.
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ReplyDeleteThe media uses other people’s words in a fluid manner to cause untruth.
ReplyDeleteOn this particular Tuesday night at ten o'clock, her kitchen-dancing to the Proclaimers was perfectly fluid and something quite new.
ReplyDeleteOn Alan's sentence:
ReplyDeleteIn keeping with the definition that irony occurs when something different than what is expected to happen happens, the fact that the child is hurt, even after the doctor implies that he or she will not be, is only ironic if one believed the doctor, which I do believe, most of us do not.
The prosecutor presented clear, cogent evidence to the jury. :)
ReplyDeleteThe clarity of legal documents is ever obscured by a collection of terms needing a lexicon for the common man to understand them.
ReplyDeleteI feel like there should be a comma in that sentence, but I'm not sure where to put one. Can anyone help?
An obvious implication in her argument was that anyone who disagreed with her was rather simple.
ReplyDeleteThe boy and the puppy had a cohesive bond like no other.
ReplyDeleteHis saying that he could disprove that two plus two equals four was a mere assertion.
ReplyDeleteMy bedroom is the epitome of cohesive organization, unlike many belonging to those my age.
ReplyDeleteThe essay was written with such clarity that they had no problem understanding it.
ReplyDeleteThe Science teacher gave an extremely lucid explanation of evolution in class today.
ReplyDeleteDictionaries often lack lucid definitions; I find myself searching for definitions of multiple words within the original definition before I can comprehend the meaning of the word I questioned.
ReplyDeleteI make sure to emphasize my excellent work habits when filling out a job application.
ReplyDeleteThe diamond nestled into her wedding band, had brilliant clarity as it glistened in the sunlight.
ReplyDeleteTo resolve the controversy over my comment, here's the definition of verbal irony, courtesy of Wikipedia:
ReplyDelete"A statement in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions."
If you assume that the doctor or dentist is a hardened, child-hating sadist (as most of us did in our youth) he is enjoying your pain and laughing on the inside. Some of us grow up and begin to believe that 'it's for our own good' but I, for one, see things as they are. My sentence is indeed ironic.
The after dinner discourse is relaxing compared to the earlier debates.
ReplyDeleteMarks speech about drugs was cogent because everyone clearly understood his point.
ReplyDeleteThe coach proposed a coherent plan to win the big game.
ReplyDeleteThe boys lucidly explained the dance moves, but I was too fixed on their tutus to comprehend anything.
ReplyDeleteThe children decided they must be cohesive in their effort, so they coated themselves in Elmers glue.
ReplyDeleteThe cohesiveness of their love was so strong they ended up killing themselves to stay together for eternity.
ReplyDeleteHer essay was fluid and eloquent, as well as lucid.
ReplyDeleteThe drunk man passed out on the bench wasn't coherent and did not know that a seagull was eating his leftover subway.
ReplyDeleteI was consciously using discourse and gesticulations to emphasize my story.
ReplyDeleteOn school spirit day, I sometimes emphasize my lips with bright red lipstick.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference between cohesive and coherent?
ReplyDeleteAn animal once told the ugly duckling he was cute, knowing it was only an assertion.
ReplyDeleteThe politician’s charismatic discourse granted him the competence to lead his country through economic hardship.
ReplyDeleteIt was important to approach the issue in a reasoned manner and to withdraw some of the overblown rhetoric.
ReplyDeleteThe group was as cohesive as fire and rain.
ReplyDeleteThe student emphasized greatly on why we should recycle, bringing forth a very coherent arguement that was spoken with such eloquence.
ReplyDeleteJust a clarification on the coherent vs. cohesive topic,
ReplyDelete"Very briefly: a text is cohesive if its elements are linked together. A text is coherent if it makes sense. It should be clear that these are not the same thing. That is, a text may be cohesive (i.e. linked together), but incoherent (i.e. meaningless)."
http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/ask-the-experts/methodology-questions/methodology-coherence-and-cohesion/154867.article
In "Happy Endings," Margaret Atwood clearly writes cohesively, however upon first reading of the text, it seemed incoherent. After several readings of the text, I find the text both cohesive and coherent.
ReplyDeleteThanks, James.
ReplyDeleteThe Spanish language uses accent marks to tell untalented tongues where to emphasize certain words.
ReplyDeleteThe boss shouted "You're fired!" so cogently, I thought for sure Melanie would be packing a box of belongings until I remembered today's date- April 1st (April Fools Day).
ReplyDeleteAlbert spoke with much more clarity than Gilbert who often made ambiguous statements.
ReplyDeleteThe other students brought clarity to "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" in the class discussion.
ReplyDeleteMy dream last night was immensely cogent - I woke up looking for a talking fire place I had obtained from a man with salad tongs for hands.
ReplyDeleteIn our class discussion it was apparent which students were in Speech and Debate class because they spoke with much more clarity in their voices than the other students.
ReplyDeleteThe naive girl made an assertion that the doll would be able to talk without conceiving the instructions.
ReplyDeleteThe cohesive bond between mother and child in one not like any other.
ReplyDeleteThe song's verses and bridges were very coherent.
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