7172395878 | logos | Appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason | 0 | |
7172395879 | ethos | Appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. | 1 | |
7172395880 | pathos | Appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response | 2 | |
7172394337 | rhetorical triangle | The three rhetorical appeals make up the rhetorical triangle while also adding the elements of the message (logos), the writer (ethos), and the audience (pathos) | 3 | |
7172394338 | defend | When writing, support what the author is trying to say | 4 | |
7172394339 | challenge | dispute the truth or validity of something | 5 | |
7172394341 | discourse | written or spoken communication or debate | 6 | |
7172394340 | qualify | you agree with parts and disagree with parts of what is written | 7 | |
7172394342 | rhetoric | a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form-- employs methods to convince, influence, or please the audience | 8 | |
7172394343 | diction | literary and stylistic terms the choice and use of words or phrases in speech or writing formal | 9 | |
7172394344 | rhetorical devices | a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience | 10 | |
7172394345 | rhetorical modes | describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking; narration, description, exposition, and argumentation | 11 | |
7172394346 | style | arrangement of words in a manner that expresses the author's individuality and his or her intend | 12 | |
7172394347 | syntax | manner in which words are joined to make phrases, clauses, and sentences | 13 | |
7172394348 | Hyperbole | overstatement or exaggeration of facts | 14 | |
7172394349 | juxtaposition | placement of two things side by side for the purposes of examination | 15 | |
7172394350 | tone | attitude of the speaker of a work of literature expresses to the reader through the language | 16 | |
7172394351 | understatement | the opposite of exaggeration-- a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended | 17 | |
7172394352 | voice | total "sound" or "feel" of a writer's style that is present behind characters, narrators, and personae of literature | 18 | |
7172394353 | paradox | statement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angle | 19 | |
7172394354 | parallel structure | using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written. | 20 | |
7172394355 | satire | used to arouse laughter at targets such as people or groups to expose human folly | 21 |
AP Language and Comp Terms Flashcards
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