AP SEMINAR: Vocabulary Flashcards

14873854818	Argument	A claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed through a like of reasoning and supported by evidence	0
14873854819	Assumption	A belief regarded as true and often unstated	1
14873854820	Bias	A personal opinion, belief, or value that may influence one's judgement, perspective, or claim	2
14873854821	Claim	A statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective	3
14873854822	Commentary	Discussion and analysis of evidence in relation to the claim which may identify patterns, describe trends, and/or explain relationships	4
14873854823	Complex issue	Issues involving many facets or perspectives that must be understood in order to address them	5
14873854824	Concession	Acknowledgement and acceptance of an opposing or different view	6
14873854825	Conclusion	Understanding resulting from analysis of evidence	7
14873854826	Conventions	The stylistic features of writing (e.g. grammar, usage, and mechanics)	8
14873854827	Counterargument	An opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence	9
14873854828	Credibility	The degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy	10
14873854829	Cross-curricular	Goes beyond the traditional boundary of a single content area or discipline	11
14873854830	Deductive	A type of reasoning that constructs general propositions that are supported with evidence or cases	12
14873854831	Evidence	Information (e.g. data, quotations, excerpts from texts) used as proof to support a claim or thesis	13
14873854832	Fallacy	Evidence or reasoning that is false or in error	14
14873854833	Implication	A possible future effect or result	15
14873854834	Inductive	A type of reasoning that presents cases or evidence that lead to a logical conclusion	16
14873854835	Inquiry	A process for seeking truth, information, or knowledge	17
14873854836	Interdisciplinary	Involving two or more areas of knowledge	18
14873854837	Issue	Important problem for eevate or discussion	19
14873854838	Lens	Filter through which an issue or topic is considered or examined	20
14873854839	Limitation	A boundary or point at which an argument or generalization is no longer valid	21
14873854840	Line of reasoning	Arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion	22
14873854841	Perspective	A point of view conveyed through an argument	23
14873854842	Plagiarism	Failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any ideas or evidence taken from another source	24
14873854843	Point of view	A position or standpoint on a topic or issue	25
14873854844	Qualification	A condition or exception	26
14873854845	Qualitative	Having to do with text, narrative, or descriptions	27
14873854846	Quantitative	Having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities	28
14873854847	Rebuttal	Contradicting an opposing perspective by proving alternate, more convincing evidence	29
14873854848	Refutation	Disproving an opposing perspective by proving counterclaims or counter evidence	30
14873854849	Reliability	The extent to which something can be trusted to be accurate	31
14873854850	Resolution	The act of solving a problem or dispute	32
14873854851	Solution	A means of answering a question or addressing a problem or issue	33
14873854852	Text	Something composed (e.g. articles; research studies; foundational, literary and philosophical texts; speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; artistic works and performances) that conveys a perspective and can be examined	34
14873854853	Thesis	A claim or position on an issue or topic out forward and supported by evidence	35
14873854854	Tone	The way in which an author expresses an attitude about his or her topic or subject through rhetorical choices	36
14873854855	Validity	The extent to which an argument or claim is logical	37
14873854856	Vocal variety	Changing vocal characteristics (e.g. pitch, volume, speed) in order to emphasize ideas, convey emotion or opinion, or achieve other specific purposes	38
14873854857	Supporting argument	Supports the main argument	39