AP English Language Terminology Flashcards

6454664325	Ad hominem	"Against the man" a logical fanacy attacking the argued rather than the argument of the issue.	0
6454664326	Ad populum	"To the crowd" the logical fancy that because a great # of people do something, it is therefore correct	1
6454664327	Anticipate an objection	Bringing up the opposition points in advance in order to refute them.	2
6454664328	Assertion	Opinions stated as facts the basis of an argument. Also claim	3
6454664329	Conjecture	Opinion based on guess work	4
6454664330	Digression	A temporary departure from the main subject in speech of writing	5
6454664331	Empiricism	Relying on knowledge gained through experience or experimentation	6
6454664332	Ethos	A writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him based on how he presents himself through the text. The aim is to gain the audiences confidence	7
6454664333	Explicit	Stated clearly and in detail, learning no room for confusion or doubt.	8
6454664334	Generalization	An assertion about a group of class which implies that every member of this group/ class shares a common characteristic	9
6454664335	Implicit	Implied though not plainly expressed	10
6454664336	Logos	A writer tries to persuade the audience through the use of facts and statistics that can be proven	11
6454664337	Objective	Without personal bias or prejudice	12
6454664338	Pathos	Appealing to emotions	13
6454664339	Qualifications	To modify, restrict, or limit use of this term may mean that you agree in part or you may wish to refine or resume the assertion	14
6454664340	Rebuttal and refutation	Giving evidence that refutes an opposing argument/ the part of an argument in which the speaker anticipates objections to the points being rose and counters to refute to discredit a argument	15
6454664341	Recapitulate	To summarize the main points	16
6454664342	Rhetorical question	The art of persuasion	17
6454664343	Speculation	A guess about what may happen in the future	18
6454664344	Stance	The position one takes in an argument	19
6454664345	Subjective	Reflecting an individuals feelings, prejudice, or bias	20
6454664346	Allusion	Subtle or direct references to something the readers expected to recognize. Allusions can come from other literary works, historical events, or people religion, myth, pop culture	21
6454664347	Analogy	Comparison of two things in such a way that something unfamiliar is explained by comparing it to something more familiar	22
6454664348	Antithesis	Statement characterized by strongly contrasted words, clauses, sentences, or ideas	23
6454664349	Connotation	The emotional implications and associations that words may carry	24
6454664350	Diction	Particular word choice	25
6454664351	Figurative language	Language not to be taken literally	26
6454664352	Hyperbole	Exaggeration used to express strong emotion	27
6454664353	Imagery	Description appealing to the five senses	28
6454664354	Juxtaposition	Placing side by side to compare and contrast	29
6454664355	Metaphor	Compared two unlike things without the "like" "or" "as": what it isn't. Has only 1 level of meaning	30
6454664356	Symbol	Anything that stands for something else. (What it is and what it isn't)	31
6454664357	Theme	The central message of a work; when it says about life, society, human nature; can be applied to anywhere anytime	32
6454664358	Narrative	The mode that gives an account of events (story telling	33
6454664359	Parallelism	A repetition of sytanx in which words, phrases, of clauses are arranged similarly	34
6454664360	Tragic hero	Differs from other heroes in that although his noble possesses trajectory flaw, something in his character that will eventually lead him to his downfall	35
6454664361	Anaphora	A repetition in which the same word or words are repeated	36
6454664362	Archetype	Character, setting, or plot found frequently in literature, myth, religion, or dreams.	37
6454664363	Collective unconscious	A theoretical shared memory bank of all human experience that connects all human kind	38
6454664364	Hero	A character who is the protagonist of the price and goes on a journey	39
6454664365	Liminality	Used to described "threshold" moments in literature in which the character crosses. It's a physical boundary and some boundary less tangible. Like from innocence to understanding	40
6454664366	Verisimilitude	The semblance of truth	41