AP English Language (Rhetoric) Flashcards

5702979911	Ethos	The qualities of character, intelligence, and good-will in a writer or speaker that contribute to an audience's acceptance of the claim.	0
5702994634	Logos	An argument based on reason.	1
5702997886	Pathos	Appeal to the emotions.	2
5703003280	Rhetoric	The art of using language to persuade.	3
5703014532	Claim	The proposition that the author is trying to prove.	4
5720658474	Claim of Fact	...assert that a condition has existed, exists, or will exist and are based on facts or data that the audience will accept as being objectively verifiable.	5
5720669695	Claims of Value	...attempt to prove that some things are more or less desirable than others; they express approval or disapproval of standards of taste and morality.	6
5720687209	Claims of Policy	...assert that specific plans or courses of action should be instituted as solutions to problems.	7