AP Lang Rhetorical Terms List #2 Flashcards

6693662672	Ad Hominem Argument	An argument that attacks the integrity of a character of an opponent rather than the merits of an issue.	0
6693713906	Analogy	A comparison that attempts to explain one idea or thing by likening it to another.	1
6693960951	Anecdote	A brief narrative offered in a text to capture the audience's attention or to support a generalization.	2
6693981883	Appeal to Ethos	Appeal to ethics.	3
6693984220	Appeal to Logos	Appeal to logic.	4
6693988426	Appeal to Pathos	Appeal to emotion.	5
6694002862	Begging the Question	The situation that results when a writer or speaker constructs an argument on an assumption that the audience does not accept.	6
6694010468	Conclusion	The final paragraph or paragraphs that sum up an essay and bring it to a close.	7
6694516874	Connotation	The implication of emotional overtones of a word rather than its literal meaning.	8
6694525072	Emphasis	A rhetorical principle that requires stress to be given to important elements in an essay at the expense of less important elements.	9
6694543274	Essay	A short prose discussion of a single topic. Essays can be formal or informal.	10
6694547716	Euphemism	More agreeable or less offensive substitutes for generally unpleasant words or concepts.	11
6694561811	Example	An instance that is representative of an idea or claim or that otherwise illustrates it.	12
6694620577	Causal Relationship	A cause-and-effect relationship. If X is the cause then Y is the effect. If Y is the cause then X is the effect.	13
6694637056	Colloquialism	A word or expression acceptable in informal usage but inappropriate in formal discourse.	14
6694661192	Generalization	A statement that asserts some broad truth based upon knowledge of specific cases.	15
6694665244	Logical Fallacy	Errors in reasoning used by speakers or writers, sometimes in order to dupe their audience.	16
6694674581	Objective/Subjective Writing	Two different attitudes toward description. In objective writing, the author tries to present the material fairly and without bias; in subjective writing the author stresses personal responses and interpretations.	17
6694689276	Red Herring	A side issue introduced into an argument in order to distract from the main argument.	18
6694694655	Sarcasm	Bitter, caustic language, that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something.	19
6694703481	Satire	Often an attack on a person. Also the use of wit and humor in order to ridicule society's weaknesses so as to correct them.	20
6694713919	Subordination	Expressing in a dependent clause, phrase, or single word any idea that is not significant enough to be expressed in a main clause or a independent sentence.	21
6694729449	Tone	The reflection of the author's attitude toward subject and audience.	22
6694738192	Understatement	A way of deliberately representing something as less than it is in order to stress its magnitude.	23
6694747378	Voice	The presence or the sound of self, chosen by the author.	24