AP Language Midterm Flashcards
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| 9236192494 | Red Herring | Diversionary tactic that avoids the key issues, often by avoiding opposing arguments rather than addressing them. | 0 | |
| 9236194112 | Ad Hominem | An attack on the character of a person rather than his or her opinions or arguments. | 1 | |
| 9236194113 | Faulty Analogy | Bad comparison | 2 | |
| 9236195290 | Straw Man | Oversimplifies an opponent's viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument. | 3 | |
| 9236195291 | Either/Or | Conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two extreme sides or choices. | 4 | |
| 9236196188 | Hasty Generalization | Conclusion that doesn't have enough evidence | 5 | |
| 9236196189 | Circular Reasoning | Restates the argument rather than actually proving it | 6 | |
| 9236196980 | Counter Thesis | 7 | ||
| 9236196981 | Closed Thesis | 8 | ||
| 9236196989 | Open Thesis | 9 | ||
| 9236197800 | Menial | not requiring much skill and lacking prestige | 10 | |
| 9236197801 | Venerable | accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character | 11 | |
| 9236197802 | Extraneous | irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with | 12 | |
| 9236198808 | Ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning | 13 | |
| 9236198809 | Succinct | briefly and clearly expressed | 14 | |
| 9236198810 | Archaic | very old or old-fashioned | 15 | |
| 9236199668 | Emulate | match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation | 16 | |
| 9236199669 | Facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant | 17 | |
| 9236200644 | Rabid | having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something | 18 | |
| 9236200645 | Salubrious | health-giving; healthy, pleasant; not run down | 19 | |
| 9236200646 | Diatribe | a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something | 20 | |
| 9236201174 | Inhibitions | a voluntary or involuntary restraint on the direct expression of an instinct; a feeling that makes one self-conscious | 21 | |
| 9236201175 | Fortuitious | happening by accident or chance rather than design | 22 | |
| 9236201176 | Incoherently | expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear | 23 | |
| 9236201177 | Ilk | a type of people or things similar to those already referred to | 24 | |
| 9236201820 | Prestigious | inspiring respect and admiration; having high status | 25 | |
| 9236202474 | Placard | a poster or sign for public display, either fixed to a wall or carried during a demonstration | 26 | |
| 9236202475 | Integral | necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental | 27 | |
| 9236202476 | Renumeration | money paid for work or a service | 28 | |
| 9236207766 | Nominal | very small; far below the real value or cost | 29 |