AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Flashcards

4918356489	Analogy	a comparison between two things	0
4918357899	Aristotelian appeals	Ethos, logos, and pathos	1
5453793515	Deductive	the logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true (making guesses)	2
5453793516	Inductive	a logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion (broad statement)	3
5453794834	Syntax	the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language	4
5453794835	Diction	the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing	5
5453794836	Tone	the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc	6
5453795953	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. (Benny boy boxed in Brussels)	7
5453795954	Allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference	8
5453796983	Didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive	9
5453796984	Euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing (think Ragtime)	10
5453796985	Idiom	a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (raining cats and dogs)	11
5453798984	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is	12