AP language and composition Rhetoric: Flashcards

2126205777	rhetorical mode	Exposition, description, narration, argumentation, The flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing.	0
2126205778	rhetorical purpose	the reason for the speaker's remarks; or a definition of the attitude that the author would like the reader to adopt., primary goal for the speech: to inform, persuade or convince, to explore, to make decisions, to meditate or pray	1
2126205779	rhetorical techniques	the devices used in effective or persuasive language	2
2126205780	forensic arguments	arguments about the past	3
2126205781	deliberative arguments	an argument that deals with action to be taken in the future, focusing on matters of policy. Includes parliamentary debates and campaign platforms	4
2126205782	epideictic arguments	About the present: about contemporary values(ethics and assumptions widely held by society)	5
2126205783	Rhetorical appeal	The ways in which a writer can influence his/ her audience; logos, ethos, and pathos, ethos, pathos, logos	6
2126205784	Rhetorical triangle	A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience	7
2126205785	syllogism	A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion: All humans are mortal; Socrates is a human being; Therefore, Socrates is mortal.	8
2126205786	Toulmin argument:	informal logic; an ordinary kind of sentence that includes both a claim and a reason but depends on the audience's agreement with an assumption that is left implicit rather than spelled out . . . Exam: We'd better cancel the picnic because it is going to rain. (The assumption is that people cannot picnic in the rain)	9
2126205787	analogies	A comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way. (It can be a metaphor or a simile, but it usually takes longer to explain than just one sentence. Exam: They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caressing grip, as though all the while feeling him to make sure he was there. It was like men handling a fish which is still alive and may jump back into the water. - A Hanging by George Orwell	10
2126205788	Precedent	(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions, (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action: Exam: If motorist in most other states can pump their own gas safely, surely the state of Oregon can trust its own drivers to be as capable.	11
2126205789	claim	A statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support	12
2126205790	rhetorical analysis	an examination of how well the components of an argument work to persuade or move an audience	13
2133208801	rhetorical function	The rhetorical function of something written or spoken is its effect or intended effect on the reader or listener, in terms of how it tries to persuade the reader/listener to accept the argument of the writing or speech.	14