AP Language Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

2837951036	audience	One's listener or readership; those to whom text is addressed	0
2837953619	concession	An argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponent's point	1
2837955416	connotation	An implied meaning of a word	2
2837957686	context	Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning	3
2837958412	counterargument	An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward	4
2837961896	ethos	An appeal to an audience's sense of morality/trust; Achieved by projecting an image of credibility which supports the speaker's position	5
2837963275	logos	An appeal based on logic or reason	6
2837965592	occasion	The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written	7
2837967025	pathos	An appeal to emotion	8
2837968863	persona	The face or character that a speaker shows to his/her audience	9
2837971536	polemic	Controversial argument, esp. one attacking a specific idea	10
2837972905	propaganda	Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.	11
2837973586	purpose	One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.	12
2837974183	refutation	a denial of the validity of an opposing argument	13
2837975086	rhetoric	The art of using language effectively and persuasively	14
2837975721	rhetorical appeals	Rhetorical techniques used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling. The three major appeals are to ethos (character), logos (reason), and pathos (emotion)	15
2837976707	rhetorical triangle	A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience (see Aristotelian triangle)	16
2837977683	speaker	A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a text	17
2837979406	subject	In rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of text	18
2837980130	text	Any cultural product that can be "read", meaning consumed, comprehended, and investigated. Fiction, Nonfiction, poetry, speeches, fine art, cartoons, cultural trends, performances, etc	19
2837984858	tone	Attitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their linguistic choices (diction, syntax, rhetorical devices)	20