AP Language and Comp Terms Flashcards

7172395878	logos	Appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason	0
7172395879	ethos	Appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.	1
7172395880	pathos	Appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response	2
7172394337	rhetorical triangle	The three rhetorical appeals make up the rhetorical triangle while also adding the elements of the message (logos), the writer (ethos), and the audience (pathos)	3
7172394338	defend	When writing, support what the author is trying to say	4
7172394339	challenge	dispute the truth or validity of something	5
7172394341	discourse	written or spoken communication or debate	6
7172394340	qualify	you agree with parts and disagree with parts of what is written	7
7172394342	rhetoric	a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form-- employs methods to convince, influence, or please the audience	8
7172394343	diction	literary and stylistic terms the choice and use of words or phrases in speech or writing formal	9
7172394344	rhetorical devices	a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience	10
7172394345	rhetorical modes	describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking; narration, description, exposition, and argumentation	11
7172394346	style	arrangement of words in a manner that expresses the author's individuality and his or her intend	12
7172394347	syntax	manner in which words are joined to make phrases, clauses, and sentences	13
7172394348	Hyperbole	overstatement or exaggeration of facts	14
7172394349	juxtaposition	placement of two things side by side for the purposes of examination	15
7172394350	tone	attitude of the speaker of a work of literature expresses to the reader through the language	16
7172394351	understatement	the opposite of exaggeration-- a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended	17
7172394352	voice	total "sound" or "feel" of a writer's style that is present behind characters, narrators, and personae of literature	18
7172394353	paradox	statement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angle	19
7172394354	parallel structure	using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written.	20
7172394355	satire	used to arouse laughter at targets such as people or groups to expose human folly	21