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AP Rhetorical Language Flashcards

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7105406868Analogyexplain something complex in a simple way0
7105407236ArgumentEvidence and reasons a writer uses to convince an audience1
7105408521Aristotelian Appealsdifferent methods of appealing - ethos, logos, pathos2
7105408949AttitudeWriters personal views or feelings3
7105409500AudienceWho writer is directing message to4
7105410083Compare and Contrastsimilarities and differences5
7105412660ConnotationImpllied meaning of a word - negative, positive, neutral6
7105414315ContextExtra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered7
7105417106CounterargumentAgainst authors position8
7105417507Deductive ReasoningForm of logical reasoning ("if it is dark at night, and it is dark, it must be night")9
7105692080DenotationDictionary meaning of word10
7105692250Dictionstyle of language tailored to audience11
7105693184Ethossetting up a source as trustworthy and credible ("I have a PhD and I worked for 5 years")12
7105694403Evidenceinformation to persuade audience13
7105695300Figurative LanguageUse of language in a non-literal way (metaphor, simile)14
7105696167Genrespecific type of work15
7105696413Imagerydescriptive language to evoke vivid sense or image16
7105697243Implicationsuggesting something indirectly ("better watch your wallet around Steve")17
7105699058Inductive Reasoning18

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