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AP Language Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards

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4964255179rhetoricThe art of using language effectively and persuasively0
4964197774occasionthe time and place a speech is given or a piece is written1
4964197775contextcircumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text2
4964199677purposethe goal the speaker wants to achieve3
4964203791rhetorical/aristotelian triangleA diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience4
4964248884subjecttopic of a text, what the text is about5
4964255180textany cultural product that can be "read", includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cartoons, fine art, etc6
4964203792speakerthe person or group who creates a text7
4964206292personaGreek for "mask", face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience8
4964206293audiencethe listener, viewer, or reader of a text. Most texts have more than one of this9
4964206294SOAPsA mnemonic device that stands for Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and Speaker. It is a handy way to remember the various elements that make up the rhetorical situation.10
4964210330rhetorical appealstechniques 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).11
4964210331ethoscredible and trustworthy12
4964210332logosclear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up.13
4964210333pathosan appeal to emotion14
4964230736counterargumentA challenge to a position; an opposing argument. A strong writer will address this in his or her text.15
4964230737concessionacknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable.16
4964233235refutationA denial of the validity of an opposing argument. In order to sound reasonable, they often follow a concession that acknowledges that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable.17
4964235591polemicalcontroversial; argumentative18
4964235592propagandaA negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information.19
4964242745connotationsAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests, feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word20
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