5984802707 | Provocative diction | Diction of our choice of words. The purposeful choice of words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate a provocative question that will frame a theoretical argument. | 0 | |
5984802708 | Classification | The action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics | 1 | |
5984802709 | Understatement | Ex: You won 10 million dollars in the lottery and when you tell a news reporter "I am delighted", you are making an understatement. Trying to decrease the intensity of the loss. Opposite of hyperbole | 2 | |
5984802710 | Colorful diction | Diction in your conscious choice of words as a writer | 3 | |
5984802711 | Counter argument | An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument | 4 | |
5984802712 | Claim | Someone gives an argument to support his/her position; they are making a claim | 5 |
AP Language 27-34 Flashcards
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