ap language Flashcards

4273057706	Rhetoric	From the Greek for "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.	0
4273066019	semantics	The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another	1
4273072951	syllogism	From the Greek for "reckoning together," a syllogism (or syllogistic reasoning or syllogistic logic) is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (the first one called "major" and the second called "minor") that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.	2
4273077410	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part. Examples: To refer to a boat as a "sail"; to refer to a car as "wheels"; to refer to the violins, violas, etc. in an orchestra as "the strings." **Different than metonymy, in which one thing is represented by another thing that is commonly physically associated with it (but is not necessarily a part of it), i.e., referring to a monarch as "the crown" or the President as "The White House."	3
4273084976	synesthesia	when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another	4
4273097701	assonance	The identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words.	5
4273103177	chiasmus	A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed	6
4273112814	circular argument	An argument that commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.	7
4273116852	concession	An argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponent's point.	8
4273122542	encomium	A tribute or eulogy in prose or verse glorifying people, objects, ideas, or events.	9
4273127146	epistrophe	The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several clauses.	10
4273132019	Epitaph	(1) A short inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone or monument. (2) A statement or speech commemorating someone who has died: a funeral oration.	11
4273135758	exposition	A statement or type of composition intended to give information about (or an explanation of) an issue, subject, method, or idea.	12
4273139803	fallacy	An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.	13
4273146766	false dilemma	A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options are available.	14
4273150610	hasty generalization	A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.	15
4273158920	refutation	The part of an argument wherein a speaker or writer anticipates and counters opposing points of view.	16