AP Language Vocab 1 Flashcards

7222168503	Text	"In humanities, it has to mean any cultural product that can be 'read--meaning not just consumed & comprehended, but investigated" Examples- Speech, writing, art, anything you investigate.	0
7222168504	Subject	"The topic of the text. What the text is about." Usually more about non-fiction, usually one o two words.	1
7222168505	Audience	"The listener, viewer, or reader of a text. Most texts are likely to have multiple audiences." A desired audience can help determine the purpose.	2
7222168506	Speaker	The person or group who creates a text	3
7222168507	Purpose	the goal the speaker wants to achieve Why would the author write this?	4
7222168508	occasion	the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written 1. Not to be confused with the setting of a piece 2. Occasion can help determine the purpose.	5
7222168509	Context	The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. How did others feel about the situation described in the text	6
7222178131	S.O.A.P.S.Tone	S-speaker O- occasion A- audience P-purpose S-subject Tone	7
7238910903	Tone	A speaker's attitude toward the subject conveyed by the stylistic and rhetorical approach.	8
7238910904	Connotation	meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests Usually are positive or negative and can directly relate to the authors tone.	9
7238910905	Claim	An assertion, usually supported by evidence States the arguments main idea or proposition Differs from subject because it can be argued	10
7238910906	rhetorical appeals	the use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade in writing or speaking How is the author appealing to you as a reader?	11
7238910907	Ethos	"Character" Speakers appeal to ethos when the author demonstrates that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a topic. It is established by who they are and what they say.	12
7238910908	Logos (logical appeal)	"Embodied Thought" Speakers appeal to logos, or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up.	13
7238910909	Pathos	appeal to emotion "Experience" or "Suffering" Speakers appeal to pathos to emotionally motivate their audience. Pathos might play on the audience's values, desires, and hopes, or fears and prejudices.	14
7255372148	Rhetoric	the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion The art of finding a way to persuade an audience.	15
7255372149	Rhetorical Triangle	A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text.	16
7255372150	Counterargument	an opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward. Rather than ignoring a counterargument, strong writers usually address it through concession and refutation.	17
7255372151	Concession	an acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. Usually accompanied by a refutation.	18
7255372152	Refutation	A denial of the validity of an opposing argument. Often follows a concession.	19
7255372153	Polemic	An aggressive argument that tries to establish superiority opinions over all others. Greek for "hostile" Generally do not concede that opposing opinions have merit.	20