AP Seminar Flashcards

5043262453	alignment	cohesion between the focus of an inquiry, the method of collecting information, the process of analysis of the information, and the conclusions made to increase understanding of that focus.	0
5043262454	argument	a claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed through a line of reasoning and supported by evidence	1
5043262455	assumption	a belief regarded as true and often unstated	2
5043262456	author	one who creates a work	3
5043262457	bias	a personal opinion, belief, or value that may influence one's judgment, perspective or claim	4
5043262458	claim	a statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective	5
5043262459	commentary	discussion and analysis of evidence in relation to the claim which may identify patterns, describe trends, and/or explain relationships	6
5043262460	complex issue	issue involving many facets or perspectives that must be understood in order to address it	7
5043262461	concession	Acknowledgment and acceptance of an opposing or different view	8
5043262462	conclusion	understanding resulting from analysis of evidence	9
5043262463	context	the intent, audience, purpose, bias, situatedness, and/or background (larger environment) of a source or reference	10
5043262464	conventions	The stylistic features of writing (grammar, usage, mechanics)	11
5043262465	counterargument	an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence	12
5043262466	credibility	the degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy	13
5043262467	cross-curricular	goes beyond the traditional boundary of a single content area or discipline	14
5043262468	deductive	a type of reasoning that constructs general propositions that are supported with evidence or cases	15
5043262469	evidence	information used as proof to support a claim or thesis	16
5043262470	fallacy	evidence or reasoning that is false or in error	17
5043262471	implication	possible future effects or result	18
5043262472	inductive	a type of reasoning that presents cases or evidence that lead to a logical conclusion	19
5043262473	inquiry	process for seeking truth, information, or knowledge through a study, research investigation, or artistic endeavor/work	20
5043262474	interdisciplinary	involving two or more areas of knowledge	21
5043262475	issue	important problem for debate or discussion	22
5043262476	lens	filter through which an issue or topic is considered or examined	23
5043262477	limitation	a boundary or point at which an argument or generalization is not longer valid	24
5043262478	line of reasoning	arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion	25
5043262479	literature	the foundational and current texts of a field or discipline of study	26
5043262480	perspective	a point of view conveyed through an argument	27
5043262481	plagiarism	failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any idea or evidence taken from another source	28
5043262482	point of view	a position or standpoint on a topic or issue	29
5043262483	primary source	an original source of info about a topic	30
5043262484	qualification	condition or exception	31
5043262485	qualitative	having to do with text, narrative, or descriptions	32
5043262486	quantitative	having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities	33
5043262487	rebuttal	contradicting an opposing perspective by providing alternate, more convincing evidence	34
5043262488	refutation	disproving an opposing perspective by providing counterclaims or counter evidence	35
5043262489	reliability	the extent to which something can be trusted to be accurate	36
5043262490	resolution	act of solving problem or dispute	37
5043262491	scaffolding	provision of temporary structured support for students to aid skill development	38
5043262492	secondary source	commentary about one or more primary sources that provides additional insight, opinions, and/or interpretation about the primary source data, study, or artifacts	39
5043262493	sequencing	the organization of curriculum content into an order which progresses from simple to more complex	40
5043262494	solution	a means of answering a question or addressing a problem or issue	41
5043262495	text	something composed that conveys perspective and can be examined	42
5043262496	thesis	claim or position on an issue or topic put forward and supported by evidence	43
5043262497	tone	the way in which an author expresses an attitude about his or her topic or subject through rhetorical choices	44
5043262498	validity	extent to which an argument or claim is logical	45
5043262499	vocal variety	changing vocal characteristics in order to emphasize ideas, convey emotion or opinion, or achieve other specific purposes	46