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ap lang final exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The rhetorical triangle is also known as the ___ triangle. | Aristotelian |
| Rhetorical situation | An event that consists of the author, audience, and a subject. |
| What is an argument? | Where people exchange their views and try to prove why their view is right. |
| A claim is | Something that the author states to be the main point |
| The following is an example of-“...not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need - not as a call to battle, though embattled we are…” | Evidence/quote |
| What is exigence? | A specific moment that motivates someone to speak out about a certain problem. |
| Define logos. | A type of appeal that appeals to the audience’s sense of logic |
| Define pathos. | A type of appeal that appeals to the audience’s sense of feelings to evoke emotions |
| Define ethos. | A type of appeal that appeals to the audience’s sense of ethics and morals. |
| The author’s opening lines (“America’s boys . . . killing us”) capture the audience’s attention by | Using words like “broken” and “killing”, to appeal to our emotions |
| In the third and fourth paragraphs, the author contrasts girls and boys in the United States primarily to | To show how even though both are capable of just the same things, they’re vastly different due to the different complexities of adulthood that both genders face. |
| In the fifth paragraph, the author discusses a definition of masculinity primarily to | Show how boys have changed overtime to what seems the opposite of the definition |
| The fifth paragraph contributes to the reasoning of the author’s argument primarily by | Showing how even though talking about situations is the right thing to do, it is shunned by society because it doesn’t align with the masculine view of men. |
| In context, the second sentence of the penultimate paragraph (“I don’t know . . . manhood”) serves as a transitional element that | Shows that males could benefit from something that is outside of their norm. |
| In the eleventh paragraph (“I believe . . . a boy once, too”), consideration of his relationship with his son motivates the author to shift from | Listing the possible solutions that he could take from the problem. |
| The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the passage after sentence 3. Though the phenomenon has been observed throughout history by philosophers, historians, and novelists, the term “confirmation bias” itself wasn’t invented until t | No, because it gives evidence that is not relevant to the passage’s overall line of reasoning and therefore does not strengthen the validity of the writer’s argument. |
| In sentence 13 (reproduced below), the writer wants to include a piece of relevant evidence that will help convince the reader to accept the techniques used by Warren Buffet as credible. Fortunately, there are techniques, like those used by Warren Buf | one of the most successful investors in history |
| 19. Which of the following sentences in the passage can best be described as the writer’s thesis statement? | Sentence 11 |
| The writer is considering adding the sentence below immediately after sentence 1 in order to further develop the argument in the first paragraph. When I decided where to go to college, for example, I thought I had considered every factor and made the | Yes, because it describes a personal experience that helps illustrate the point made in sentence. |
| In sentence 3 (reproduced below), the writer is considering deleting the underlined portion, adjusting the punctuation as necessary. Confirmation bias, which describes the human tendency to interpret new information in a way that supports our preexist | Keep it, because it develops the writer’s ideas by providing a definition of confirmation bias, which is the central concept of the passage. |
| In the context of the passage, which of the following versions of the underlined text is the most effective way to introduce the evidence provided in sentence 10 (reproduced below)? Confirmation bias does admittedly have its uses: it can, for example, | (As it is now) |
| The writer is considering deleting the underlined independent clause in sentence 7 (reproduced below), adjusting the punctuation as necessary. In a classic experiment, students who watched their schools compete in a football game subsequently remember | Keep it, because it provides an example that explains how confirmation bias affects memory. |
| The writer wants to combine sentences 11 and 12 (reproduced below) into a single sentence. But when the stakes are high, the risks of making biased decisions are simply too great. An example of a high-stakes situation would be when jurors are deliber | high, such as when jurors are deliberating a defendant’s fate, the risks of making biased decisions are simply too great |
| In context, which of the following evidence from the text best supports the claim that the “fast food industry has helped to transform not only the American diet, but also our … economy …”? | “The basic thinking behind fast food has become the operating system of today’s retail economy, wiping out small business, obliterating regional differences, and spreading identifcal stores throughout the country like a serf-replicating code.” |
| 26. In paragraph, 13, much of Schlosser’s evidence is used to- | Refute the belief that the fast food industry’s growth was unavoidable |
| 27. What evidence does Schlosser provide for his claim that McDonald’s has come to symbolize America’s service economy? | He tells us that an estimated one out of eight US workers has at some point been employed by McDonalds. |
| 28. In the fourth paragraph, Schlosser introduces sociologists Cameron Lynne Macdonald and Carmen Sirianni primarily to | Strengthen his argument that the fast food industry has caused significant changes in American society |
| 29. Schlosser cites sociologist George Ritzer (par 18, sentence 1) to suggest that | McDonald’s success occurred at the expense of human rights |
| 30. Which of the following does Schlosser do to establish a sense of ethical credibility with his readers? | He acknowledges some beneficial consequences resulting from the fast food industry’s success. |
| Synthesis | The combination of two or more ideas to create one new main idea |
| Allegory | A story or picture that has a deeper meaning to it. |
| Irony | A form of writing where words have the opposite meaning. |
| Verbal irony | When you say something but you mean something else |
| Dramatic irony | Where the audience is aware of something that the character does not know. |
| Situational irony | Something that happens when the opposite of what was expected. |
| Juxtaposition | Where two things are put together to have a contrasting effect |
| Allusion | Basically a reference |
| Anaphora | Using a word to replace another word because you already used it earlier to avoid repetition. |
| Parallelism | Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns. |
| Paradox | A statement that at first glance contradicts itself but upon further inspection, does make sense. |
| Fallacy | Something that one believes but turns out to be false. |
| Concession | A point yielded to an opposing perspective during an argument |
| Counter argument | A set of reasons to oppose a theory in another argument |
| Rebuttal | An answer that challenges or supports a particular claim or cause. |
| Satire | The use of humor to make serious things funny |
| Antithesis | A literary device that contrasts elements to highlight differences between ideas or characters |
| Analogy | A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification. |
| 51. Which of the following best describes the author’s exigence in the passage? | (D) The uncritical acceptance of an opinion that he finds problematic |
| 52. In the passage, the author makes which of the following assumptions about his audience? | (B) They are concerned about the loss of cultural diversity. |
| 53. In the second sentence of the passage (“Ancient . . . history”), the series of short, simple clauses and the word play on “history” convey the author’s sense that the claims of flat-world proponents | (D) sound exaggerated only to those who are ignorant of historical events |
| 54. . Which of the following best describes the relationship between the second paragraph and the third paragraph? | (A) Paragraph 3 presents evidence that addresses questions raised in paragraph 2. |
| 55. . In the sixth sentence of the third paragraph (“The near-global diffusion . . . opposite effect”), the author mentions the diffusion of English primarily to | (C) emphasize how one phenomenon can have multiple effects |
| 56. What could be motivating Mary Warren to want to continue with the trial? | Mary is afraid to tell the truth because she thinks that if she does, the other girls will turn on her. |
| 57.. Who does Elizabeth Proctor believe called out her name? | Abigail |
| 58. What does Elizabeth want her husband to do to try and keep her safe? | To go to Salem and tell the town that Abigail isn’t telling the truth |
| 59. How has Abigail set up Elizabeth Proctor? | By accusing her of witchcraft by mentioning her name in court |
| 60. What does Proctor say is walking around Salem? | Vengeance |
| 61.. What does Proctor mean when he says, “We are only what we always were, but naked now?” | That their true selves are starting to be revealed |
| 62. Elizabeth urges John to go to Salem to: | Go tell the authorities to stop the trials |
| 63. People “part like the seas” for Abigail because they: | Do not want to be affiliated with her. |
| 64. What can be concluded about the Rev. Parris for Act 3? | He is worried about his reputation and himself. |
| 65.. Elizabeth Proctor did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she: | Wanted to maintain her husband's good reputation. |
| 66. Act 4:Why is it important to Danforth and the Rev. Parris that Proctor confess? | So that he won’t be hanged |
| 67. Act 4: Why does Elizabeth say of John, “He have his goodness now”? | Because John made up his mind that he won’t sell his dignity to live. |
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