AP Language: Chapter 2 Flashcards

7543953893	canons	ways to understand how we read & write 5 traditional rhetorical concepts: - invention - arrangement - style - memory - delivery	0
7543958638	heuristic devices	points of reference to return to regularly & systematically while analyzing texts & writing compositions	1
7543962345	invention	for generating good material; helps make things clear, forceful, convincing; taking an inventory of your experiences, ideas, observations, and reading background	2
7543964455	arrangement, style, & delivery	for transmitting material; helps organize work to be understandable	3
7543965567	memories	for generating good material; tapping into audience's memories & cultural associations; helps clarify ideas/arguments	4
7543972487	systematic invention	clearly defined	5
7543972841	intuitive invention	open & spontaneous	6
7543973622	The Journalist's Questions	good for understanding while reading & generating ideas while writing Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?	7
7543975907	dramatistic pentad	helps to see & understand relationships & analyze human behavior Act: What? Scene: When & where? Agent: Who? Agency: How? Purpose: Why?	8
7543980516	ratio	elements in relationships; how parts of the dramatistic pentad relate to the Act	9
7543984867	casuistries	little mental games played when analyzing or planning writing	10
7543986210	argument	a carefully constructed & well-supported representation of how a writer sees an issue, problem, or subject; all writing represents one	11
7543990875	enthymeme	rhetorical concept involved in the invention of ideas; an implicit argument, a type of syllogistic reasoning	12
7543994922	syllogism	logical reasoning from beliefs & statements	13
7543995810	major premise	an undeniable generalization about the world (Humans are mortal.)	14
7543996774	minor premise	a particular statement under a general category (Socrates is a human.)	15
7543997640	conclusion	the statement following the major & minor premises (Socrates is mortal.)	16
7544003511	begging of the question (petitio principii)	when the audience questions an unstated assumption	17
7544006999	topic	the places a writer might go to discover strategies & methods for developing ideas; related to modes; each is a place writers can use specific patterns of reasoning to generate ideas & evidence	18
7544010274	common topics	definition division comparison & contrast relationships circumstances testimony	19
7544014811	definition	making material by defining key terms, showing the classes they belong to, & the features that distinguish each one from the others in its class	20
7544016378	division	dividing some/all of subject matter into parts	21
7544020236	comparison & contrast	make similarities or differences about parts of the subject matter	22
7544023667	relationships	make material showing different kinds of relationships b/w parts of the subject	23
7544024859	circumstances	the basic topics: possible & impossible, past fact, future fact, greater & less	24
7544026983	testimony	make material by investigating what authorities/experts on the subject say about it	25
7544029241	freewriting	writing nonstop for a set period of time about anything that comes to mind while thinking about subject matter	26
7544030177	keeping a journal	to record observations, thoughts, & responses to reading	27
7544031080	conversations	talking to people to make material	28
7544032420	memory	how much knowledge, information, & data a writer can access & use judiciously	29
7544033901	cultural memory	what a writer knows about history, art, science, lit, etc.; used to tap into beliefs, assumptions, ideas, & to establish rapport, build arguments, & develop a persona; connected to cultural bias	30
7544039315	cultural bias	when the audience and what can/cannot be assumed is not considered	31