AP Language Flashcards

5245811826	audience	the listener, viewer or reader of a text	0
5245815002	concession	an acknowledgement that an opposing argument maybe true or reasonable	1
5245842734	connotation	meaning of a word beyond the dictionary meaning	2
5245848119	context	atmosphere and events surrounding a text	3
5245853720	counterargument	an opposing argument than the writer is putting forward	4
5245858678	ethos	the speakers credibility and trustworthiness	5
5245861130	logos	appeal to reason, facts and rationality	6
5245870687	occasion	time and place a text was written	7
5245872234	pathos	appeal to emotionally impact readers	8
5245875891	persona	character speaker shows to audience	9
5245879577	polemic	aggressive argument that tries to establish its superiority of one opinion over another	10
5245884127	propaganda	spread of ideas and information to help support/prove your stanc	11
5245889793	purpose	what the speaker wants to achieve by writing the piece	12
5245893758	refutation	denial of opposing argument's validity	13
5245895904	rhetoric	ways of persuading audience	14
5245912111	rhetorical appeals	rhetorical techniques used to persuade an argument	15
5245915093	rhetorical triangle	diagram showing relationship between speaker, audience and subject of a text	16
5245919586	SOAPS	subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker of a text	17
5245926834	speaker	person/organization who made the text	18
5245928175	subject	topic of text	19
5245929529	text	any product that can be read and interpreted	20