Base Terminology AP Language Flashcards

7551731174	Speaker	the person or group who creates the text in question. The person who gave a speech, writes a story, or political cartoon.	0
7551731175	Audience	the listener, viewer, or reader of the text. The audience can be one person or group. The attitude of the audience will allow us to have a better understanding of the text.	1
7551731176	Subject	the topic of the work. This is not the purpose of the work, the subject is connected to both the author and the audience.	2
7551731177	Speaker to Audience	how the speaker affects/influences the audience.	3
7551731178	Speaker to Subject	the author is trying to further examine their subject and they explain why they are writing about it.	4
7551731179	Audience to Speaker	the emotions of the audience may affect the tone of the speaker.	5
7551731180	Audience to Subject	the audience's particular feelings on an issue may influence the way the speaker approaches their work.	6
7551731181	Subject to Speaker	gives the speaker a reason to write.	7
7551731182	Subject to Audience	the predisposition the audience has on the subject.	8
7551731183	Subject	the overall topic of the writing	9
7551731184	Occasion	the reason the text is written	10
7551731185	Audience	the intended recipient of the writing	11
7551731186	Purpose	what the speaker is trying to achieve, their goal	12
7551731187	Speaker	the person speaking in the text	13
7551731188	Tone	the attitude that is being taken by the speaker in the work	14
7551731189	Ethos	what the speaker uses to allow the audience to understand they are a credible and trustworthy source	15
7551731190	Automatic Ethos	the speaker's reputation and credentials are enough to establish trust, the audience already knows who the speaker is	16
7551731191	Building Ethos	speakers will need to build trust in the text by sounding reasonable and well-informed	17
7551731192	Logos	used to make the audience understand that their argument is made up of clear, rational ideas. The present a clear main idea, and present it using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, and expert testimony	18
7551731193	Counterargument	used to anticipate the objections that could exist	19
7551731194	Conceding	first agree that an opposing view may be true or reasonable	20
7551731195	Refuting	work to deny the validity of all or part of that counterargument	21
7551731196	Pathos	used to draw a particular audience. An appeal to the emotional aspects of an intended audience, either positive or negative.	22