AP English Language and Composition Chapter One Vocabulary Flashcards

4831239360	Audience	the listener, viewer, or reader of a text. Most texts are likely to have multiple of these	0
4831242600	Concession	an acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable.	1
4831244723	Connotation	meanings or a associations with a word beyond its definition.	2
4831247725	Context	the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.	3
4831249292	Counterargument	an opposing argument	4
4831251404	Ethos (ee-thos)	Greek word for "character"; appeal to credibility	5
4831252729	Logos (lo-gas)	Greek word for "embodied thought"; appeal to logic	6
4831258130	Occasion	the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written	7
4831259977	Pathos (pay-thos)	Greek word for "suffering" or "experience"; appeal to emotion	8
4831261542	Persona	Greek word for "mask"; face or character a speaker shows to his or her audience.	9
4831265681	Polemic	Greek word for "hostile"; aggressive argument that attempts to establish superiority	10
4831268993	Propaganda	spread of information and ideas to further a cause	11
4831270361	Purpose	the goal the speaker wishes to achieve	12
4831271587	Refutation	a denial of the validity of a counterargument	13
4831272812	Rhetoric	art of persuasion	14
4831273735	Rhetorical Appeals	logos, pathos, ethos	15
4831275376	Rhetorical Triangle	a diagram representing the relationship between the speaker, audience, and subject	16
4831277496	SOAPS	Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker	17
4831279148	Speaker	the person or group who creates a text	18
4831280015	Subject	the topic of the text	19