AP Language Flashcards

4814264741	Aristotelian triangle	The three points, Logos, Ethos, and Pathos	0
4814265903	Audience	The audience is who the speaker is communicating to	1
4814265904	Concession	Concession is a literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent	2
4814265905	Connotation	It is what one associates with a certain word, be it positive, negative, or neutral	3
4814267198	Context	The context is the time and the situation in which the event occurs	4
4814268324	Counterargument	an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.	5
4814268325	Ethos	Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.	6
4814268326	Logos	Logos is a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.	7
4814269187	Occasion	occasion: an environment of ideas, attitudes, and emotions that swirl around a broad issue.	8
4814269188	Pathos	Pathos is a quality of an experience in life or a work of art that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy and sorrow.	9
4814269189	Persona	he term persona has been derived from a Latin word "persona" that means the mask of an actor, and is therefore etymologically linked to the dramatis personae	10
4814270617	Polemic	A person who often writes polemics, or who speaks polemically, is called a polemicist or a polemic	11
4814270618	Propaganda	Propaganda Definition. Propaganda is spreading of rumors, false or correct information, or an idea in order to influence the opinion of the society.	12
4814270619	Purpose	An author's purpose is the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.	13
4814270620	Refutation	The literary term refutation denotes that part of an argument where a speaker or a writer encounters contradicting points of view.	14
4814271822	Rhetoric	Rhetoric is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form	15
4814271823	Rhetorical appeals	The rhetorical appeals are the three elements to the art of persuasion as defined by Aristotle. ethos: The rhetor is perceived by the audience as credible (or not). pathos: The rhetor attempts to persuade the audience by making them feel certain emotions.	16
4814274523	Rhetorical triangle	These three persuasive strategies make up the rhetorical triangle. Logos is the use of logic, facts, or truth. Pathos is the appeal to your audience's emotions. Ethos is the speaker or writer's character, credibility, and authority.	17
4814274524	SOAPS	Subject, Occasion,	18
4814275406	Speaker	The person who is speaking	19
4814275407	Subject	What the speaker is speaking about	20
4814275471	texts	A literary text is a piece of written material, such as a book or poem, that has the purpose of telling a story or entertaining, as in a fictional novel	21