AP Language Vocabulary for 2017

AP Language Vocabulary for 2017 - 2018 Flashcards

7329913948	ethos	credibility of the speaker	0
7329922646	pathos	appealing to the emotions of the reader/listener	1
7329927017	logos	appealing to logical argumentation	2
7329932907	scare tactics	exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their actual likelihood	3
7329941000	either-or-choices	reducing complicated issues to just two options, one obviously preferable to the other	4
7329952431	slippery slope	exaggerating the likely consequences of an action, usually to frighten the audience (this is also a type of scare tactic)	5
7329966486	sentimental appeals	using tender emotions excessively to distract readers from facts	6
7329974722	bandwagon appeals	urging people to follow the same path as everyone else	7
7329976746	dogmatism	assuming that a particular position is the only one that is conceivably acceptable	8
7330005070	ad hominem	attacking the character of a person rather than the claims he or she makes in order to destroy the credibility of the opponent	9
7330019756	stacking the deck	arranging the evidence in a way that only shows one side of the argument--the one the author favors (also called cherry picking)	10
7330030428	faulty causality	says that because one event or action follows another, the first causes the second	11
7330047104	equivocation	half truths or arguments that give lies and honest appearance	12
7330102039	non sequitur	an argument whose claims, reasons, or warrants don't connect logically	13
7330125398	straw man	attacking an argument that isn't really there, often one much weaker or more extreme than the opposition is actually making	14
7330135682	red herring	changing the subject abruptly to throw readers or listeners off the trail	15
7330150768	faulty analogy	inaccurate or inconsequential comparisons between objects or concepts	16
7699989808	allusion	making a reference to something well known such as literature, art, or history	17
7699994672	anachronism	intentional or accidental clash between things of different historical eras	18
7699999839	juxtaposition	two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect (usually to make a point)	19
7700010983	analogy	comparison between things that have a similar function or structure, usually using the words like or as	20
7700027873	aphorism	a widely accepted truth; also called maxims, adages, or proverbs	21
7700033529	appeal to authority	suggestion that a reader should agree with an idea because a respected person happens to believe it (bolsters ethos)	22
7700043553	begging the question	a form of logical fallacy in which an argument is assumed to be true without evidence other than the argument itself to prove it; example-- "putting more guns in the hands of good people can only deter crime" begs the question whether such a program would have unseen consequences and whether data supports the assertion	23
7700065235	characterization	using imagery, diction, or description to convey a particular attitude toward a person, thing, or idea	24
7700071091	concession	acknowledging a point of argument to the opposition	25
7700078329	connotation	the emotional/historic associations of a word	26
7700084889	didactic	fancy word for sounding like a teacher	27
7700094484	euphemism	making something sound more positive than it is (collateral damage, friendly fire, kicked the bucket)	28
7700105401	guilt by association	largely regarded as a logical fallacy but is used to turn the audience against a person or cause based on that person's associations with other people	29
7700132879	persona	the voice a writer adopts	30
7700138454	understatement	encourages the reader to embrace a point by under-emphasizing its intensity	31
7700142376	hyperbole	deliberate exaggeration for persuasive effect	32
7733243072	anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses	33
7733349412	alliteration	repetition of initial consonant sounds	34
7733360720	antithesis	contrast of ideas or words in a parallel structure	35
7733394993	metaphor	implied comparison through a figurative, not literal, use of words	36
7733412404	paradox	a statement that seems self-contradictory, yet turns out to have a rational meaning	37
7857023341	satire	form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly	38
7857026401	deductive reasoning	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)	39
7857027726	inductive reasoning	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles	40
7857030658	transient	temporary, fleeting	41
7857034547	erudite	scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic	42
7857035293	intransigent	refusing to compromise; stubborn	43
7857038660	cogent	intellectually convincing	44
7857043296	panegyric	an expression of praise	45
7857044036	sardonic	cynical; scornfully mocking	46
7857044971	frivolous	lacking in seriousness or importance	47
7857045747	turgid	pompous	48
7857047760	bombast	grandiloquent, pompous speech	49
7874747792	qualitative	involving distinctions based on qualities	50
7917560530	quantitative	data that is measurable; observations based on numbers	51
7998045456	dialectic	a structured debate comparing two conflicting courses of action	52
11338293438	distortion	an exaggeration or stretching of the truth to achieve a desired effect	53
11338304945	innuendo	a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)	54
11338323031	invective	a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language (also called a diatribe or rant)	55
11338389199	oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	56
11338396946	parable	a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson	57
11338400865	allegory	a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions	58
11338454078	verbal irony (sarcasm)	saying one thing but meaning another	59