AP Language Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

7201009834	Juxtaposition	-The fact of two ideas generally not associated with one another in proximity being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect (to create contrast) Exp: Petals on a wet black bough	0
7201021739	Diction	-Word choice that creates effect Exp: Slender vs. Skinny	1
7201027046	Repetition	-A word used repeatedly for emphasis and to add meaning Exp: Her face was Beautiful, and her hair was flowing so Beautiful, with her Beautiful glistening eyes	2
7201033514	Ethos, Pathos, Logos	-an appeal to ethics, and its a means of convincing someone of the character credibility of the persuader -an appeal to emotion (sad puppy) -an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading by reason (facts)	3
7222007159	Irony	-a state of affairs or an even that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result of	4
7222035450	Dramatic Irony	- a literary device, originally used in Greek tragedy, by with the full significance of the character's words or actions are clear to the audience r reader although known to the character exp: Romeo and Juliet audience knows Juliet faked her death, but Romeo does not, and thinks she's really dead	5
7222036624	Situational Irony	-Irony where actions or events have opposite result exp: In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout gets introuble for already knowing how to read	6
7222033629	Verbal Irony	-where someone says the opposite if what they really mean or intend (sarcasm)	7
7222044028	Hyperbole	-exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally Exp: Mark Twain-"I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far."	8
7222053362	Understatement	-a figure of speech employed my writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is exp: dog on fire this is fine	9
7281670943	Allegory	-a story,poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one exp: Fahrenheit 451 Chornical of Narnia	10
7384305278	Logical Fallacy	-is a pattern of reasoning rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure that can neatly be expressed in a standard logic system	11
7384305279	Bias	-prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.	12
7384310560	Reliability	the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well.	13
7384313070	Antithesis	-a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.	14
7384313071	Litotes	ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary Exp: Not bad ( which bad means good) positive contamination	15
7384316391	Coordinating Conjunctions	-a conjunction placed between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of equal rank, e.g., and, but, or. Exp: for, and, nor, but, yet, so(fanboys)	16
7661016092	McCarthyism/Red Scare	-McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.	17
7661018699	Mass Hysteria	-(also known as collective hysteria, group hysteria, or collective obsessional behavior) is a phenomenon that transmits collective illusions of threats, whether real or imaginary, through a population in society as a result of rumors and fear (memory acknowledgment).	18
7661039773	Mob Mentality	-describes how people are influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors.	19
7661046270	Metonymy	-the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.	20
7661049922	Authorial Intrusion		21
7661049923	Allusion		22
7661052520	Parable		23
7661055340	Dramatic Character		24
7661058069	Dialogue		25
7661061737	Monologue		26
7661065645	Tragedy		27
7661068670	Catharsis		28
7661073815	Anaphora		29
7661075693	Cumulative Sentences		30
7661078768	Periodic Sentences		31
7661082100	Social Commentary		32
7661085501	Exigence		33
7834907681	Substantive Warrant	-based on belief about the reliable and factual evidence.	34
7834941030	Authoritative Warrant	-Based on a credibility of a source	35
7834959499	Motivational Warrant	-based on the needs and value of the audience.	36
7919621699	Claim	-statement that asserts something to be true. A claim can either be factual or a judgment. Claims can work on their own or in conjunction with other claims to form a larger argument.	37
7919624107	Ground	-Something that serves as a foundation or means of attachment for something else;The foundation for an argument, belief, or action; a basis.	38
7919624108	Warrant	-A warrant is the glue that holds an argument together. It links the evidence to the claim.	39
7919639193	Backing	-backing is the support or explanation provided for the warrant.	40
7919641083	Qualifiers	- a word that qualifies the meaning of another, as an adjective or adverb; modifier. an adverb that modifies adjectives or other adverbs and typically expresses degree or intensity, as very, somewhat, or quite.	41
7919651282	Rebuttal	-When two people debate, one of them makes an argument, and the other follows with a rebuttal, which, plainly put, is the "no, you're wrong and this is why" argument.	42
7919628860	Backing	-the movement of the place of formation of a sound toward the back of the mouth.	43
7957157248	Artificial	-lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned:	44
8089129519	Anaphone		45
8089131393	Chiasmus		46
8089132975	Apostrophe		47
8089140259	Anecdote	- A short story 877878787877787787787	48
8089143242	Aphorism		49
8089146442	Toulmin Thesis		50
8089149810	Artistic Proof		51
8089154127	Inartistic Proof		52
8089157487	Substantive Warrant	-	53
8089163495	Authoritative Warrant		54
8089195034	Motivational Warrant	-based on the needs and values of the audience. It tries to reverse the average trend.	55