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Argumentation.
AP language terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ARGUMENT | an assertion based on fact, statistics, or logical reasoning |
| ANTITHESIS | the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite |
| ASSUMPTION | an inference or conclusion |
| ASSERTION | "for" or "against" stance taken by an author in a persuasive essay |
| DEDUCTIVE REASONING | Sherlock Holmes' way of thinking, using general observations that lead to a specific conclusion |
| EVIDENCE | used to support writer's thesis- proof |
| INFER | draw a reasonable conclusion based on information presented |
| PERSUASION | type of argumentation having additional aim of urging a particular form of action/call to action |
| ETHOS | form of logical thinking used to analyze an author's credibility. Established by appealing to emotion, avoiding a hostile tone, and demonstrating knowledge of subject; the speaker claims to be an expert or relies on information provided by experts |
| PATHOS | from the Greek word for "feeling." The quality in a work of literature that evokes high emotion, most commonly sorrow, pity or compassion; attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings (appeal to emotion) |
| LOGOS | from the Greek word for "logic." Attempts to persuade the listener through the use of deductive reasoning (appeal to logic) |
| PROPAGANDA | a work of didactic literature that aims to influence the reader on a specific social or political issue |
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