AP Language 2nd Period Vocab Flashcards

3872939559	proliferate	increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.	0
3887093646	antimetabole	Repetition of words in reverse order	1
4136524961	Counterargument Thesis	consider a possible argument against your thesis or some aspect of your reasoning.	2
4136528386	zeugma	one verb or adjective having multiple and incongruous objects	3
4136528298	claim of policy	a claim or statement that proposes a change	4
4136526847	polemical	a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc	5
4136541192	Syllogism	A logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion.	6
4136524462	hasty generalization	meaning that there is not enough evidence to support a particular conclusion	7
4136521640	Refutation	An address concerning the counterargument that serves to create a bridge between the writer's proof and conclusion. Appeals to logos.	8
4136533490	assumption	something taken for granted	9
4136531371	syllogism	logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion	10
4136533322	hortative	referring to sentences that urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action	11
4136552245	imperative sentence	A sentence used to command or enjoin.	12
4136540306	qualifier	words used to temper the claim, making it less absolute (usually, probably, maybe, in most cases, and most likely)	13
4136538063	Rebuttal	gives voice to possible objections	14
4136540345	propagandistic	pertaining to propaganda or propagandists	15
4136533163	concession		16
4136538309	consternation	feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected	17
4136539893	Rogerian arguments	based on the assumption that having a full understanding of an opposing position is essential to responding to it persuasivley and refuting it in a way that is accommodating rather than alienating	18
4136577320	open thesis	does not list all the points the writer intends to cover in the essay	19
4136564031	satire	a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad	20
4136563314	oxymoron	juxtaposition of two words with oppositemeanings	21
4136554847	Fallacy	potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument	22
4136569926	closed thesis	a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make	23
4136536726	inversion	inverted order of words in a sentence	24
4136553654	Warrant	IN the Toulmin Model, the warrant expresses the assumption necessarily shared by the speaker and the audience.	25
4147212309	ad populum	(bandwagon appeal) a fallacious argument that concludes that a proposition is true because most people believe it is.	26
4157443954	Archaic Diction	Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words	27
4186662871	cumulative sentence	sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on	28