7609675557 | Ethos | an appeal to ethics; a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the speaker | 0 | |
7609675558 | Evidence | information that supports a claim used to convince the reader to agree with a claim about a given topic | 1 | |
7609675559 | Exhortation | a speech or text passionately calling the audience to action | 2 | |
7609675560 | Expose | to reveal the true nature of someone or something | 3 | |
7609675561 | Expository | A type of writing that seeks to explain, illuminate or 'expose' | 4 | |
7609675562 | Extended metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem; often comprised of more than one sentence, and sometimes consists of a full paragraph | 5 | |
7609675563 | Fallacy | faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument | 6 | |
7609675564 | Guilt | An appeal to pathos that is intended to make an audience feel shame or self-condemnation | 7 | |
7609675565 | Historical appeal | an appeal to past traditions or past practices | 8 | |
7609675566 | Hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration to make a point | 9 |
AP Language Tri 1 - Week 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
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