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Vocabulary 1 AP Language Flashcards

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4768579693AudienceThe listener, viewer, or reader of a text0
4768579694ContextThe circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text1
4768579695EthosGreek for "character". Speakers appeal to _____ to demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a given topic2
4768579696LogosGreek for "embodied thought". Speakers appeal to _____, or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up3
4768579697OccasionThe time and place a speech is given or a piece is written4
4768579698PathosGreek for "suffering" or "experience". Speakers appeal to ______ to emotionally motivate their audience; might play on the audience's values, desires, and hopes, or fears and prejudices5
4768579699PersonaGreek for "mask". The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience6
4768579700PolemicGreek for "hostile". And aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others.7
4768579701PropagandaThe spread of ideas and information to further a cause8
4768579702PurposeThe goal the speaker wants to achieve9
4768579703Rhetorical appealsRhetorical techniques used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling.10
4768579704Rhetorical triangleA diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text11
4768579705RhetoricThe communication between a speaker and an audience rationally exchanging opposing viewpoints using an academic voice in order to persuade12
4768579706PosterityReference to all future generations13
4768579707SOAPSSubject, occupation, audience, purpose, speaker14
4768579708RepudiateRefuse to accept or be associated with15
4768579709SpeakerThe person or group who creates a text16
4768579710SubjectThe topic of a text17

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