AP Language - List Four Terms Flashcards

7846562338	Assertion	The writer's claim; An emphatic statement one must prove.	0
7846562339	Anecdote	A short, simple narrative of an incident; Often used for humorous effect or to make a point.	1
7846562340	Point of View	The perspective from which a story is presented.	2
7846562341	Figurative Language	Language that creates figures of speech, such as similes and metaphors, in order to create associations that are imaginative rather than literal.	3
7846562342	Chronology	An order of events; A list of events; The study of the order in which things occur; This is often part of the pattern of development of process analysis.	4
7846562343	Ad Hominem	In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas.	5
7846562344	Empirical Claim	A claim or assertion that is based on data such as facts, detailed and provable observations, data, and experimentation. An empirical statement makes a statement that is not based on opinion.	6
7846562345	Logical Fallacy	A mistake in reasoning.	7
7846562346	Counterclaim	An argument that challenges another argument; A fact or opinion that challenges the reasoning behind somebody's proposal and shows that there are grounds for taking an opposite view.	8
7846562347	Generalization	When a writer draws conclusions from scanty evidence or based an argument in insufficient evidence.	9
7846562348	Counterproposal	A proposal that is written in response to one that is unsatisfactory.	10
7846562349	Disclaimer	A statement that denies something, especially responsibility.	11
7846562350	Erudite	Having or showing great knowledge/learning.	12
7846562351	Prose	One of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.	13
7846562352	Qualification	A limitation on the range or precision of a claim which often expresses degrees of confidence or probability; A statement that is not absolute.	14
7846562353	Equivocation	A half-truth, or a statement that is partially correct but that purposefully obscures the entire truth.	15
7846562354	Paradox	A statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning or to contain truth.	16
7846562355	Concrete Detail	Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather these ideas or qualities.	17
7846562356	Parallelism	The technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or lager structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form.	18
7846562357	Exhortation	An address or communication (speech, letter, etc.) emphatically urging someone to do something.	19
7846562358	Laudatory	Praiseworthy; Admirable.	20
7846562359	Strident	Noisy; Forceful; Persuasive.	21
7846562360	Refute	To prove something wrong through logical argument or by providing evidence to the contrary; To deny something.	22
7846562361	Colloquialism	A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in form writing.	23
7846562362	Speculative	Hypothetical; Theoretical; Projected.	24
7846562363	Contrast	A pattern of organization in which two things are juxtaposed to highlight their similarities and differences which often reveals insights into the nature of the information being analyzed.	25