AP Language Key Terms Flashcards

3624893937	Abstraction	A concept or idea without a specfic example; idealized generalization	0
3624893938	Analogical comparison	Another way to say the author has used an analogy	1
3624893939	Anecdote	Short narrative or interesting, unusual, etc. event. Used to clarify abstract points, create memorable image	2
3624893940	Anecdotal	Evidence that relies on observations, presented in narrative	3
3624893941	Antithesis	Opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point	4
3624893942	Balanced antithesis	Figure in speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase	5
3624893943	Apostrophe	Speaker directly addresses something, someone that cannot answer back	6
3624893944	Appeal to authority	Writer refers to expert opinion	7
3624893945	Burlesque	Comic tool of satire, ridiculous exaggeration and distortion	8
3624893946	Circumlocution	To write around a subject, evasively	9
3624893947	Colloquial	Regional language or behavior	10
3624893948	Counterexample	Exception to a proposed general rule	11
3624893949	Damn with faint praise	Offering praise too moderate or marginal to actually be considered praise	12
3624893950	Diatribe	Rant	13
3624893951	Concrete diction	Writer chooses language that is concrete, based on facts, understood	14
3624893952	Digress	To move off point	15
3624893953	False dilemma	Simplifying a complex problem into an either/or dichtomy	16
3624893954	Discretion	Refined taste; tact or the ability to avoid embarrassment or distress	17
3624893955	Double entendre	Phrase that has two meanings, one being sexual or provocative	18
3624893956	Empirical	Knowledge based on experience	19
3624893957	Episodic	Long string of short individual sections	20
3624893958	Epigram	Short poetic nickname (Grey-eyed Athena) Substitute for name or title of person (The Great Emancipator-Abe Lincoln)	21
3624893959	Exemplar	Example	22
3624893960	Fact versus fiction	Facts can be verified, fiction cannot	23
3624893961	Hypothetical example	Example based on uncertainty	24
3624893962	Concrete imagery	Imagrey relying on concrete language	25
3624893963	Induction	Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples	26
3624893964	Ironic commentary	Writer's point is meant to be taken ironically	27
3624893965	Juxtapose	To place side by side to compare, reveals irony	28
3624893966	Maxim	Saying or expression to teach a truth	29
3624893967	Musing	Quiet reflection, pondering	30
3624893968	Naïveté	Innocence in perception, lack of worldly knowledge	31
3624893969	Negation	Negative statement	32
3624893970	Over generalization	Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence	33
3624893971	Parallel structure	Parallel elements in structure of a passage	34
3624893972	Refutation	Attack on opposing view to make less credible	35
3624893973	Rebuttle	Dismantle opponent's argument showing flaws	36
3624893974	Syllogism	Deductive argument formula: major premise, minor, conclusion	37
3624893975	Syntax	Order of words in a sentence, type, structure	38
3624893976	Tongue-in-cheek	Humorous, ironic statement, not taken literally	39
3624893977	Truism	Statement that is obviously true, says nothing interesting or new	40