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English III AP
AP Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assertion | opinions stated as facts - the basis of all arguments |
| assumptions | a supposed "fact" that is never acutlaly proved |
| qualification (qualifying statement) | to modify, restrict, or limit |
| speaker's stance | the attitude a speaker takes on a particular issue |
| issue | a debatable question that gives rise to different stances |
| rebuttal | an opposing argument |
| digression | a departure from the main topic under discussion - may be done intentionally for effect |
| refute | to prove a person to be wrong |
| factual theorem | a proposition that is not self-evident but that can be proved from accepted premises |
| generalization | an assertion about a group or class |
| hypothesis | an unproved theory, proposition, or supposition |
| circumlocation | to talk in circles; a round-about or indirect way of expressing something |
| recapitulate | to repeat briefly; to summarize (go back over) |
| objective | without personal bias |
| speculat(ion) | to conjecture; a putting together, guess or inference |
| syllogism | a=b and c=b so a=c |
| inference | a conclusion drawn from evidence |
| rhetoric | the art of using language to influence or persuade |
| appeals to authority | using the endorsement of an authority to make an argument seem convincing |
| anecdote | the retelling of an incident that may illustrate or prove a point |
| rhetorical purpose | why the speaker is attempting to persuade or influence the audience |
| dilemma | an argument nevessitating a choice between two equally unfavorable or disagreeable alternatives |
| invective | an emotionally violent attack using strong language |
| satire | the ridicule of human vices or faults, or social insitutions or customs, for the purpose of reform |
| theme | the universal truth |
| tone | the author's audience toward his/her material and/or his/her audience |
| style | the distinctive way an author writes |
| literary allusion | indirect references to works, events, or figures that the author assumes the reader is familiar with |
| allegory | a story or characterization throught which the author presents an abstract or symbolic concept |
| narrative exposition | an explanation necessary to understanding the plot |
| narrative development | the way the author develops the narrative |
| narrative style | the distinctive way a particular author plans his narrative |
| discursive understanding/musing | deduction based on reasoning |
| juxtaposition | means to place side by side, usually referring to contrasting items that don't seem to fit together |
| metaphor | a direct comparison of two unlike things |
| analogy | similar to similes, though analogies are more developed |
| symbol | a figure that represents an abstract idea |
| imagery | language that appeals to any of the five senses |
| syntax | sentence structure |
| parallelism | the repetition of similar syntactical forms |
| balanced phrases | e.g. "Give me liberty, or give me death." |
| antithesis | the contrast of opposites within parallel clauses |
| antecedent | all pronouns refer to nouns previously mentioned (antecedent) |
| anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one line to begin the next |
| anaphora | repetition of the same word at the beginning of succesive clauses |
| antistrophe | repeated last word |
| epimone | frequent repetition of a phrase or question in order to dwell on a point |
| metonymy | a figure or speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated |
| padeuteria | a poem praising teachers |
| polysyndeton | mucho conjunctions |
| purple patch | a florid passage in the middle of a boring work |
| synecdoche | all hands on deck |
| tricolon | list of 3 things |
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