AP language Flashcards

8028711020	Rhetoric	The art of using language effectively and persuasively	0
8028711021	Claim	And assertion, usually supported by evidence	1
8028711022	Logical appeal	The method of persuasion based on evidence and reasoning	2
8028711023	Soapstone	Subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker, tone	3
8028711024	Ethos, pathos, logos	Respectively to appeal or persuade using ethics, emotion, or logic. Leg, heart, head	4
8028711025	Authors purpose	The reason the author has for writing	5
8028711026	Memoir	An account based on the authors personal experiences	6
8028711027	Bias	Prejudice	7
8028711028	Analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	8
8028711029	Anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	9
8028711030	Dialect	a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.	10
8028711031	Hyperbole	Exaggeration	11
8028711032	Juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	12
8028711033	Shift	A change in position or direction; switch	13
8028711034	Pacing	The fast or slow rate of a story	14
8028711035	Augmentation	Exploring a problem by examining all sides of it; persuasion through reason	15
8028711036	Diction	Style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or writer	16
8028711037	Allusion	A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art	17
8028711038	Counterargument	A challenge to a position; an opposing argument.	18
8028711039	Colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	19
8028711040	Mode	The general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a piece of discourse	20
8028711041	Syntax	The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences	21
8028711042	Periodic/cumulative sentences	A long sentence in which the main clause is not completed until the end	22
8028711043	Loose sentence	A sentence whose main idea is at the beginning of a sentence	23
8028711044	Logical fallacy	An error in the logical thinking that attempts to support a claim	24
8028711045	Simple sentence	A sentence consisting of only one clause with a single subject and predicate	25
8028711046	Compound sentence	Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction	26
8028711047	Complex sentence	A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause	27
8028711048	Compound complex sentence	Sentence containing two or more independent clauses and one dependent clause	28
8028711049	Imperative vs declarative vs exclamatory vs interrogative	Command VS statement VS emotion VS question	29
8028711050	Admonishing	Gently warning	30
8028711051	Perennial	Lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years	31
8028711052	Blithe	free-spirited; carefree	32
8028711053	Occult	Hidden	33
8028711054	Conviction	A fixed or strong belief	34
8028711055	Imparted	Revealed	35
8028711056	Manifest	Clear or obvious to the eye or mind	36
8028711057	Transcendent	Exceeding beyond all limits	37
8028711058	Integrity	Honesty	38
8028711059	Reliance	The state of depending on something	39
8028711060	Pendulum	A device that swings back and forth due to the force of gravity	40
8028711061	Abyss	Enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit	41
8028711062	Surcingle	Strap passed around a horse's body to bind on a saddle or a pack	42
8028711063	locution	style of speaking	43
8028711064	Supervend	Took place especially as something addition or unexpected	44
8028711065	Lucid	Clear	45
8028711066	Ascertaining	Discovering with certainty; determining	46
8028711067	Inquisitorial	having the authority to conduct official investigations	47
8028711068	Potent	Powerful	48
8028711069	Pertinacity	Stubbornness	49
8028711070	Auroral	Pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy; radiant	50
8028711071	Chanticleer	rooster	51
8028711072	Conventicle	A secret meeting especially for the purpose of worship	52
8028711073	Deliberately	On purpose	53
8028711074	Pervacle	To spread throughout	54
8028711075	Civil	Polite	55
8028711076	Expedient	Practical	56
8028711077	Unscrupulous	Dishonest	57
8028711078	Diabolical	Devilish	58
8028711079	Alacrity	Eagerness	59