AP English Vocab 1 Flashcards

14798054547	Rhetoric	the art of using language effectively and persuasively	0
14798054548	rhetorical situation	a situation in which people's understanding can be changed through messages	1
14798054549	Exigence	A rhetorical situation that causes or prompts someone to create.	2
14798054550	Genre	a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.	3
14798054551	audience	the listener, viewer, or reader of a text	4
14798054552	purpose	the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.	5
14798054553	context	Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.	6
14798054554	message	communicates to someone else through writing, speech, or by signals	7
14798054555	Thesis	dissertation embodying results of the original research and sustaining a specific view	8
14798054556	claim	An assertion, usually supported by evidence	9
14798054557	evidence	proof	10
14798054558	Diction	the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.	11
14798054559	Syntax	Sentence structure	12
14798054560	Orginization	Is the order or sequence of ideas in a pattern that suggests their relationship to each other.	13
14798054561	Style	A basic and distinctive mode of expression.	14
14798054562	analyze	Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure	15
14798054563	argue	to give reasons for or against something	16
14798054564	quotation	a passage or expression that is quoted or cited	17
14798054565	Citation	a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.	18
14798054566	perspective	point of view	19
14798054567	establish	to set up or create	20
14798054568	strategy	a plan of action	21
14798054569	Hyperbole	exaggeration	22
14798054570	Understatement	A statement that says less than what is meant	23
14798054571	Litotes	A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite	24