AP words Flashcards

14647910337	appeals	to take a case to a higher court for a rehearing ex: going to court with a case	0
14647910338	assessment	The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something Ex: giving a test	1
14647910339	Audience	One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed. Ex: going to a show and being in the spectated crowd	2
14647910340	Attitude	A person's consistently favorable or unfavorable evaluations, feelings, and tendencies toward an object or idea ex: show the way you feel about someone	3
14753718021	Context	The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.	4
14753718022	Occasion	The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written.	5
14753718023	Purpose	The goal the speaker wants to achieve.	6
14753718024	Speaker	The person or group who creates a text.	7
14753718025	Persona	Greek for "mask." The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience.	8
14753718026	Subject	The topic of a text. What the text is about.	9
14957998837	Allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	10
15038297000	Ethos	demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a given topic.	11
15038297001	pathos	emotionally motivate their audience.	12
15038297002	Logos	reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up.	13
15038297003	Counterargument	opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward	14
15038297004	Concession	acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable	15
15038297005	Refutation	denial of the validity of an opposing argument.	16
15157836322	Propoganda	The spread of ideas and information to further a cause.	17
15157845906	polemic	An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others	18
15157852233	connotation	Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation.	19
15157857744	denotation	the literal meaning of a word	20
15274054605	qualified arguments	An argument that is not absolute	21
15274066708	bias	A prejudice or preconceived notion that prevents a person from approaching a topic in a neutral or an objective way.	22
15274073443	deduction	logical process wherein you reach a conclusion by starting with a general principle or universal truth	23
15274087116	equivocation	A fallacy that uses a term with two or more meanings in an attempt to misrepresent or deceive.	24
15274094516	hyperbole	Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic effect; an overstatement to make a point.	25
15617693001	Contemplative	expressing or involving prolonged thought	26
15617693002	Euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.	27
15617693003	Homily	This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	28
15617693004	Inference	A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning	29
15617693005	Invective	(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative	30
15725383442	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.	31
15725383443	Cliché	a worn-out idea or overused expression	32
15725383444	Colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	33
15725383445	elegiac	Expressing sorrow or lamentation	34
15725383446	Jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.	35