AP Language and Composition 3 Flashcards

9693224692	Metonomy	A term from the greek meaning "Changed label" or "Substitute name" is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. For example: a news release that claims "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"	0
9693250366	Begging the Question	Often called circular reasoning, "" occurs when the believability of the evidence depends on the believability of the claim.	1
9693256136	Invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	2
9693263527	Homily	This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	3
9693279916	Pedantic	an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish	4
9693288715	Equivocation	When a write uses the same term in two different senses in an argument.	5
9693294312	Epigraph	the use of a quotation that the beginning of a work that hints at its theme. Hemingway begins The Sun Also Rises with two. One of them is "You are all a lost generation" by Gertrude Stein.	6
9693304394	Syllogism	From the Greek word " reckoning together." a "" is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion	7
9693315835	Anecdote	A story or brief episode told by the write or character to illustrate a point.	8
9693321062	Ad Hominem.	In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponents ideas. It comes from the Latin meaning "against the man."	9
9693330818	Syntax	The grammatical structure of prose and poetry	10