AP Language Terms Flashcards

2824668617	Audience	The listener, viewer or reader of a text	0
2824668618	Concession	An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true	1
2824668619	Connotation	A meaning that readers have with a word beyond its definition	2
2824668620	Context	The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes and events surrounding a text	3
2824668621	Counterargument	An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward	4
2824668622	Ethos	Speakers appeal to demonstrate credibility and trustworthiness	5
2824668623	Logos	Speakers appeal to reason by offering details, examples, facts, statistics or testimonies	6
2824668624	Occasion	The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written	7
2824668625	Pathos	Speakers appeal to emotion	8
2824668626	Persona	The face or mask a speaker shows to his audience	9
2824668627	Polemic	An aggressive argument establishing superiority over others	10
2824668628	Propaganda	The spread of ideas and information to further a cause	11
2824668629	Purpose	The goal the speaker wants to achieve	12
2824668630	Refutation	A denial of the validity of an opposing argument	13
2824668631	Rhetoric	The art of finding ways to persuade an audience	14
2824668632	Rhetorical Appeal	Technique used to persuade an audience by what they find important or compelling	15
2824668633	Rhetorical Triangle	A diagram that illustrates the relationship among the reader, audience and subject in a text	16
2824668634	SOAPS	A mnemonic device that stands for Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose and Speaker	17
2831931597	Speaker	The person or group who creates a text	18
2831932897	Subject	The topic of a text	19
2831933477	Text	Any cultural piece that can be "read"	20