14798054547 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 0 | |
14798054548 | rhetorical situation | a situation in which people's understanding can be changed through messages | 1 | |
14798054549 | Exigence | A rhetorical situation that causes or prompts someone to create. | 2 | |
14798054550 | Genre | a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. | 3 | |
14798054551 | audience | the listener, viewer, or reader of a text | 4 | |
14798054552 | purpose | the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. | 5 | |
14798054553 | context | Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning. | 6 | |
14798054554 | message | communicates to someone else through writing, speech, or by signals | 7 | |
14798054555 | Thesis | dissertation embodying results of the original research and sustaining a specific view | 8 | |
14798054556 | claim | An assertion, usually supported by evidence | 9 | |
14798054557 | evidence | proof | 10 | |
14798054558 | Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. | 11 | |
14798054559 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 12 | |
14798054560 | Orginization | Is the order or sequence of ideas in a pattern that suggests their relationship to each other. | 13 | |
14798054561 | Style | A basic and distinctive mode of expression. | 14 | |
14798054562 | analyze | Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure | 15 | |
14798054563 | argue | to give reasons for or against something | 16 | |
14798054564 | quotation | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited | 17 | |
14798054565 | Citation | a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work. | 18 | |
14798054566 | perspective | point of view | 19 | |
14798054567 | establish | to set up or create | 20 | |
14798054568 | strategy | a plan of action | 21 | |
14798054569 | Hyperbole | exaggeration | 22 | |
14798054570 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what is meant | 23 | |
14798054571 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 24 |
AP English Vocab 1 Flashcards
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