AP Language Vocab Flashcards

6966649487	Pathos	a rhetorical/persuasive move in which the emotions of the audience are appealed to	0
6966660971	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, less extreme, or less important than it actually is	1
6966666707	Paradox	a statement that seems to be contradictory but actually represents a truth	2
6966670404	Ad Hominem	a logical fallacy in which you respond to an argument by attacking the personal character of the speaker	3
6966679312	Slippery Slope	a device of reasoning or logical fallacy in which something is argued against by concluding the terrible things that will follow	4
6966688780	Figurative Language	writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally	5
6966692228	Tone	a writer's attitude toward the readers and toward the subject	6
6966695680	Dramatic Irony	contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true	7
6966702641	Metaphor	figurative language in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else (comparison of two unlike things without a connecting word)	8
6966711831	Straw Man	a device of reasoning or logical fallacy in which you exaggerate, understate, or misrepresent your opponent's argument in order to make it easier attack	9
6966725237	False Dilemma	a device of reasoning or logical fallacy in which you present two options as if they are the only ones that exist, when in reality there are many	10
6966732641	Allusion	reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, etc.	11
6966738331	Logical Fallacy	a flaw in reasoning; a rhetorical trick to manipulate or persuade your audience more easily	12
6966743827	Diction	an author or speaker's word choice	13
6966746188	Exigence	the context in which an argument is made; the situation, including current events and audience, that dictate what argument should be made and how it can be made appealing	14
6966753968	Denotation	dictionary or objective meaning of a word	15
6966757354	Faulty Comparison	device of reasoning or logical fallacy in which you compare who essentially unlike things in order to make one seem worse or better than it actually is	16
6966766374	Red Herring	a device or logical fallacy in which you introduce an irrelevant topic (although you pretend it is relevant) in order to detract from the real issue	17
6966774680	Hyperbole	deliberate exaggeration or overstatement	18
6966778230	Concession	a rhetorical move in which you acknowledge the validity of a point by your opponent	19
6966784984	Rhetoric	the art of persuasive speaking or writing; sometimes has negative connotations and associates with deliberate and deceitful manipulation	20
6966792580	Parallelism	repetition of a grammatical pattern	21
6966794623	Verbal Irony	words used to suggest the opposite of their meaning	22
6966797211	Ethos	a rhetorical/persuasive move in which the credibility of the speaker is established	23
6966800292	Satire	writing that ridicules and adds humor--its goal is to correct the flaws and shortcomings of people	24
6966804306	Syntax	the sentence structure used by a particular writer-the way sentences are put together	25
6966809254	Simile	figurative language comparing two dissimilar things by using a key word such as like or as	26
6967040317	Situational Irony	event that contradicts the expectations of the characters, reader, or audience	27
6967043374	Connotation	an association a word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary meaning	28
6967046777	Logos	a rhetorical/persuasive move in which logic is used	29