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AP-English

Vocabulary words

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arrangement the manner or way in which things are arranged:
style a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character
delivery vocal and bodily behavior during the presentation of a speech
rhetoric the study of the effective use of language
context the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect
ethos appeal to character
pathos appeal to emotion
logos appeal to audience using facts, statistics, or logic
invention the power or faculty of inventing, devising, or originating
dramastic pentad: act, scene, agent, agency, purpose The dramatistic pentad comprises the five rhetorical elements
act Act, which is associated with dramatic action verbs and answers the question "what?", is related to the world view of realism; What happened? What is the action? What is going on? What action; what thoughts?
scene Scene, which is associated with the setting of an act and answers the questions "when?" and "where?", is related to the world view of materialism and minimal or non-existent free will.
agent Agent, which answers the question "whom?", reflects the world view of philosophical idealism.
agency Agency (means), which is associated with the person or the organization that committed the deed and answers the question "how?", implies a pragmatic point of view.
purpose Purpose, which is associated with meaning and answers the question "why?", indicates that the character seeks unity through identification with an ultimate meaning of life. Reflects the world view of mysticism.
ratios proportional relation
casuistries specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.
syllogism an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises
major premise (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion
minor premise (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion
conclusion the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached.
enthymeme a statement that links a claim to a supporting reason: a syllogism with one term understood but not stated.
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