AP Language and Composition Flashcards

4852649545	rhetoric	the art of writing persuasively	0
4852654785	for aims of rhetoric	to persuade- subtly guide readers perspective to inform- to teach readers something to express- less formal, express personal thoughts to entertain- everything written can have a predetermined response	1
4852667901	deductive argument	(syllogism) moving from general rule to specific example.	2
4852673799	Write your own:		3
4852675324	inductive argument	providing a specific example and drawing a conclusion from that	4
4852680653	enthymeme	logical reasoning with ones premise left unstated. omission of premise, must infer.	5
4852688719	deductive: red herring	distractor	6
4852703022	deductive: false- cause	b/c A happened before B, A must have causes B	7
4852703023	deductive: begging the question	circular reasoning, conclusion as premise	8
4852703024	deductive: either or	false alternative, limited choices	9
4852752423	inductive: hasty generalizations	lead to faulty inductive arguments, one persons experiences	10
4852759220	inductive: false analogy	comparison that doesn't work, too dissimilar	11
4852759221	inductive: special pleading	speaker suppresses or omits contradictory evidence	12
4852768835	Ethical Fallacy: ad hominid	criticizes the person not the argument	13
4852774421	Pathetic fallacy: band wagon	human nature desire to fit in	14
4852778239	Pathetic fallacy: appeal to tradition	blindly following	15
4852778240	Pathetic fallacy: appeal to pity	emotions take over	16
4852779496	Logos	an appeal to logic, presents a logical argument, facts, evidence	17
4852779497	Pathos	authors, credibility	18
4852787521	Ethos	emotions, audience response	19
4852809454	description	subjective & objective abstract & concrete appeal to 5 senses forms a dominant impression personal experience	20
4852816605	rhetorical triangle	telos- purpose (should always be clear) kyros- context	21