Argument Terms: AP Language and Composition Flashcards

6014498603	defend	to agree with	0
6014504224	challenge	to disagree with	1
6014506536	qualify	to state exceptions to a general statement (to neither agree or disagree)	2
6014521094	ethos	Sense the author gives as being fair/competent/authority: Trustworthiness, credibility. Kind words, proper grammar, concessions...	3
6014527202	logos	The embodied argument (establishes the primary message). Appeals to reason. Use of examples to suggest a truth.	4
6014536187	pathos	Appeal to beliefs and feelings and higher emotions: fear, love, pity, greed, lust, revenge. Emotional appeal to the audience.	5
6014538212	claim	An assertion, usually supported by evidence	6
6014540827	warrant	the glue that holds an argument together. It links the evidence to the claim. It says something like "This evidence supports the claim because..."	7
6014540828	logical fallacy	Common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument	8
6014542964	assertion	a statement or declaration, often without reasoning or support	9
6014542965	refutation	The part of an argument wherein a speaker or writer anticipates and counters opposing points of view.	10
6014542966	concession	An argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponent's point.	11
6014545135	SMART thesis	Specific, Meaningful, Arguable, Reasonable, Text-Driven	12