AP Language Flashcards

5235644060	Audience	The Listener , Viewer , Or Reader Of A Text .	0
5235644061	Concession	An Acknowledgment That An Opposing Argument May Be True Or Reasonable.	1
5235644062	Connotation	Meanings Or Associations That Readers Have With A Word Beyond Its Dictionary Definition, Or Denotation	2
5235644063	Context	The Circumstances, Atmosphere , Attitudes , And Events Surrounding A Text .	3
5236443261	Counterargument	An Opposing Argument To The One A Writer Is Putting Forward . Rather Than Ignoring A Counterarugment , A Strong Writer Will Usually Address It Through The Process If Concession And Refutation	4
5236443262	Ethos	Speakers Appeal To Ethos To Demonstrate That They Are Credible And Trustworthy To Speak On A Given Topic	5
5236443263	Logos	Speakers Appeal To Logos , Or Reason , By Offering Clear , Rational Ideas And Using Details , Example , Facts , Statistics , Or Expert Testimony To Back Them Up	6
5236443264	Occasion	The Time And Placs A Speech Is Given Or A Piece Is Written	7
5236443265	Pathos	Speakers Appeal To Pathos To Emotionally Motivate Their Audience	8
5236443266	Persona	The Face Or Character That A Speaker Shows To His Or Her Audience	9
5236443267	Polemic	An Aggressive Argument That Tries To Establish The Superiority Of One Opinion Over All Other	10
5236443268	Propaganda	The Spread Of Ideas And Information To Further A Cause. In Its Negative Sense , Propaganda Is The Use If Rumors , Lies , Disinformation, And Scare Tactics In Order To Damage Or Promote A Cause	11
5236443269	Purpose	The Goal The Speaker Wants To Achieve	12
5236443270	Refutation	A Denial Of The Validity Of An Opposing Argument . In Order To Sound Reasonable , Refutations Often Follow A Concession That Acknowledges That An Opposing Argument May Be True Or Reasonable	13
5236443271	Rhetoric	The Art Of Finding Ways To Persuade An Audience	14
5238251858	Rhetoric Appeals	Used To Persuade An Audience By Emphasizing What They Find Most Important Or Compelling	15
5238251859	Rhetorical Triangle	A Diagram That Illustrates The Interrelationship Among The Speaker , Audience, And Subject In Determining A Text.	16
5238251860	SOAPS	A Mnemonic Device That Stands For Subject , Occasion , Audience, Purpose , And Speaker .	17
5238251861	Speaker	The Person Or Group Who Creates A Text	18
5238251862	Subject	The Topic Of A Text	19
5238251863	Text	While This Term Generally Means The Written Word , In The Humanities It Has Come To Mean Any Cultural Product That Can Be "Read"	20