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AP Language Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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2837951036audienceOne's listener or readership; those to whom text is addressed0
2837953619concessionAn argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponent's point1
2837955416connotationAn implied meaning of a word2
2837957686contextWords, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning3
2837958412counterargumentAn opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward4
2837961896ethosAn appeal to an audience's sense of morality/trust; Achieved by projecting an image of credibility which supports the speaker's position5
2837963275logosAn appeal based on logic or reason6
2837965592occasionThe time and place a speech is given or a piece is written7
2837967025pathosAn appeal to emotion8
2837968863personaThe face or character that a speaker shows to his/her audience9
2837971536polemicControversial argument, esp. one attacking a specific idea10
2837972905propagandaIdeas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.11
2837973586purposeOne's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.12
2837974183refutationa denial of the validity of an opposing argument13
2837975086rhetoricThe art of using language effectively and persuasively14
2837975721rhetorical appealsRhetorical techniques used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling. The three major appeals are to ethos (character), logos (reason), and pathos (emotion)15
2837976707rhetorical triangleA diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience (see Aristotelian triangle)16
2837977683speakerA term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a text17
2837979406subjectIn rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of text18
2837980130textAny cultural product that can be "read", meaning consumed, comprehended, and investigated. Fiction, Nonfiction, poetry, speeches, fine art, cartoons, cultural trends, performances, etc19
2837984858toneAttitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their linguistic choices (diction, syntax, rhetorical devices)20

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