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AP Language Tri 1 - Week 4 Vocabulary Flashcards

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7609675557Ethosan appeal to ethics; a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the speaker0
7609675558Evidenceinformation that supports a claim used to convince the reader to agree with a claim about a given topic1
7609675559Exhortationa speech or text passionately calling the audience to action2
7609675560Exposeto reveal the true nature of someone or something3
7609675561ExpositoryA type of writing that seeks to explain, illuminate or 'expose'4
7609675562Extended metaphora 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 paragraph5
7609675563Fallacyfaulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument6
7609675564GuiltAn appeal to pathos that is intended to make an audience feel shame or self-condemnation7
7609675565Historical appealan appeal to past traditions or past practices8
7609675566Hyperbolean extreme exaggeration to make a point9

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