AP Language Terms #5 Flashcards

5054845293	appeal to tradition	A proposal that something should continue because it has traditionally existed or been done that way	0
5054846703	concession	A literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent	1
5054846704	credibility	The audience's belief in the arguer's trustworthiness; ethos	2
5054848328	deduction	Reasoning by which we establish that a conclusion must be true because the statements on which we base it are true; syllogism	3
5054848329	fallacy	An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence or incorrect inference	4
5054850678	faulty emotional appeal	Basing an argument on feelings, especially pity or fear- often to draw attention away from the real issues or conceal another purpose	5
5054851675	faulty use of authority	Failing to acknowledge disagreement among experts or otherwise misrepresenting the trustworthiness of sources	6
5054852902	generalization	A statement of general principle derived inferentially from a series of examples	7
5054852903	hasty generalization	Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence	8
5054856718	induction	Reasoning by which a general statement is reached on the basis of particular examples	9
5054856719	qualifier	A restriction placed on the claim to state that it may not always be true as stated	10
5054858534	refutation	An attack on an opposing view in order to weaken it, invalidate it, or make it less credible	11
5054858535	slanting	Selecting facts or words with connotations that favor the arguer's bias and discredit alternatives	12
5054860415	social commentary	The act of using rhetorical (written, visual, or auditory) means to provide commentary on issues in society	13
5054860416	style	Choices in words and sentence structure that make a writer's language distinctive	14