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The Awesomest PSSA
Study Guide
By the Best Student ever Matt
Morrow
Propaganda
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Hasty-Generalization- is a
logical fallacy of faulty
generalization by reaching an
inductive generalization based on
insufficient evidence. It
commonly involves basing a
broad conclusion upon the
statistics of a survey of a small
group that fails to sufficiently
represent the whole population
Red Herring- a technique used
in literature to mislead the
audience
Prop. Cont.
• Appeal to Fear- To create support for
a position or product by putting fear in
people about competitors.
• False Cause- are informal fallacies
where a cause is incorrectly identified
• Bandwagon- to have people join in on
something by saying a lot of people of
doing/using it.
PREFIXES
• Re- Again,
reoccurring
• Un- not
• Mis- ill
• De- removal
• Dis- reversing force
Suffixes
• -Able- capable
• -Ous- full of
• -Ment- Resulting
State
• -Ness- denoting
state
• -Ful- full off
Other Vocab. To Know
• Simile- comparing two unlike things using
like or as
• Metaphor- comparing two unlike things not
using like or as
• Understatement- Downplaying a situation
• Antithesis- Two opposite ideas presented in
a parallel structure
• Hyperbole- exaggeration or overstatement.
Often meant to be humorous
Poetic Vocab.
• Consonance- Repetition of
consonant sounds in the
middle or at the end of a
series of words
• Assonance- Repetition of
vowel sounds in a series of
words
• Line- a verse
• Meter- the rhythmic element
as measured by division into
parts of equal time value
• Rhyme- identity in sound of
some part, esp. the end, of
words or lines of verse
Tips from the Best Student
Ever
• Get plenty of sleep
• Eat a good and filling
breakfast
• Always have success
in mind
• Try your hardest
• Save the Short
Responses for last
• Stay positive
If you Follow all these tips you
will be successful on the PSSAs!