AP Language Rhetorical Strategies Flashcards

6814813158	ad hominem	Type of fallacy that refers to the specific diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker	0
6814813159	anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.	1
6814985576	Backing	In the Toulmin model, backing consists of further assurances or data without which the assumption (warrant) lacks authority	2
6814985577	Begging the question	Type of fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt. It "begs" a question whether the support itself is sound	3
6814985578	Circular reason	Type of fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence	4
6814985579	Closed thesis	Statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make	5
6814985580	Connotation	That which is implied by a word. as opposed to the word's literal meaning	6
6814985581	Cumulative sentence	Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on	7
6814985582	Deduction	Reasoning from general to specific. A logical process whereby one reaches a conclusion by starting with a general principle or "universal truth" and applying it to a specific case	8
6814985583	Denotation	The literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition	9
6814985584	Ethos	Greek term referring to the character of a person. Usually thought of as "credibility"	10
6814985585	Faulty analogy	Type of fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable	11
6814985586	Figure of soeech	An expression that strives for literary effect rather than conveying literal meaning	12
6814985587	Hasty generalization	Type of fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence	13
6814985588	Hortative sentence	Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action	14
6814985589	Induction	Reasoning from a specific to a general	15
6814985590	Logical fallaxy	Type of fallacy that are potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument	16
6814985591	Parody	Piece that imitates and exaggerates the prominent features of another; used for comic effect or ridicule.	17
6814985592	Polemic	Greek for "hostile." An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others.	18
6814985593	Qualifier	In the Toulmin model, the qualifier uses words like "usually, probably, maybe, in most cases, etc" to temper the claim, making it less absolute	19
6814985594	Syllogism	Form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise	20
6814985595	Synedoche	Figure of speech that used a part to represent the whole. ex. Boots on the ground	21
6814985596	Zeugma	Uses of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous meanings	22