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AP Lang - Vocab #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rhetoric | Art of persuasion/ive writing |
| Rhetorical Situation | The context of the piece of writing, including the speaker, audience, writer's purpose, and message. |
| Rhetorical Question | A question that does not expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the reader or audience. |
| Appeals | The qualities of an argument that make it truly persuasive. - Logos, Ethos, Pathos |
| Audience | - The intended readership for a piece of writing. - Ex of newsmagazine readers vs organic chemistry journal readers. |
| Exigence | The issue, problem, or situation that causes a writer to write something. |
| Purpose | - What the writer wants to accomplish in a particular piece of writing. Seeks to relate (narration), describe, explain (process analysis, definition, division and classification, comparison/contrast and cause/effect analysis), or convince (argument). |
| SOAPSTone | On GC???? |
| Counterargument | - The inclusion of the other side of the issue - Creates awareness of the complexity of the issue and addresses it in order to expose its weaknesses. - Creates awareness on the other part; makes it clear the writer sees the other side of the issue. |
| Anaphora | ???????? Repetition of same consonant sounds/syllable to emphasize meaning. |
| Parallelism/parallel structure | -Relies on the use of the same syntactic structures (phrases/clauses/sentences) in a series to develop an argument/emphasize an idea -Parallel structure-repetition of word order or form; in single or several sentences to develop same central idea |
| Anecdote | A story told by the writer or speaker to illustrate a point which creates reliability and humanizes the speaker/writer. It also can illustrate a point for clarity while creating narrative interest in a nonfiction work. |
| Analogy | A form of similarity or comparison between two different things in which the writer explains something unfamiliar by associating it/comparing it to something familiar. Ex in packet. |
| Narrative Style | A storytelling style of a text. |
| Tone | Different from MOOD, this is the feeling or attitude of the speaker/writer of a text. |
| Diction | - The author's choice of words. Ex in packet, but informal would utilize words like "guy" or "mad," while formal would use "gentleman" or "irritated." Contributes to the tone of a text. |
| Syntax | The way words are arranged in a sentence. Ex. following two sentences share similar meaning, but have different syntax, or word order. "The big blue sky beckoned her," vs "She was beckoned by the big blue sky." |
| Equivocation | Use of ambiguous language to hide the truth |
| Juxtaposition | Two contrasting ideas, words, or sentence elements are placed next to each other for a comparison. Ex. juxtapose warmth of a room to coldness of another, or a person's honesty with another's duplicity. This sheds light on both elements in the comparison. |
| Active vs. Passive Verbs | On GC!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Logos | An appeal to one's logic or reason. - Reason, evidence, statistics, anecdotes, authority, analogies/comparisons, cause/effect, rationality, proof. |
| Ethos | An establishment of the speaker's/writer's credibility, morality, ethics or experience and fair and honest treatment of the issue. - Impartiality, conf w delivery, authority, honest, fairness, reliablilty, trustworthy, credibility, cites cred sources. |
| Pathos | An appeal to one's emotions. The ability to engage in the audience's sympathy. - Anger, empathy, hope, jealousy, justice, love, patriotism, pity, sympathy. |
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