AP SEMINAR VOCABULARY Flashcards
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| 14784721835 | VALIDITY | The extent to which an argument or claim is logical. | 0 | |
| 14784725997 | CREDIBILITY | The degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy. | 1 | |
| 14784730532 | RELIABILITY | The extent to which something can be trusted to be accurate. | 2 | |
| 14784736421 | EVIDENCE | Information (e.g., data, quotations, excerpts from texts) used as proof to support a claim or thesis. | 3 | |
| 14784740503 | COUNTERARGUMENT | An opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence. | 4 | |
| 14784745341 | FALLACY | Evidence or reasoning that is false or in error. | 5 | |
| 14784749546 | ISSUE | Important problem for debate or discussion. | 6 | |
| 14784753319 | TONE | The way in which an author expresses an attitude about his or her topic or subject through rhetorical choices. | 7 | |
| 14784757714 | LENS | Filter through which an issue or topic is considered or examined. | 8 | |
| 14784762721 | THESIS | A claim or position on an issue or topic put forward and supported by evidence. | 9 | |
| 14784767231 | CONCLUSION | Understanding resulting from analysis of evidence. | 10 | |
| 14784771867 | IMPLICATION | A possible future effect or result. | 11 | |
| 14784775936 | BIAS | A personal opinion. belief, or value that may influence one's judgment, perspective, or claim. | 12 | |
| 14784779799 | INQUIRY | A process for seeking truth, information, or knowledge through a study, research investigation, or artistic endeavor/work. | 13 | |
| 14784783743 | 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. | 14 | |
| 14784786875 | PERSPECTIVE | A point of view conveyed through an argument. | 15 | |
| 14784791065 | RESOLUTION | The act of solving a problem or dispute. | 16 | |
| 14784793850 | REBUTTAL | Contradicting an opposing perspective by providing alternate, more convincing evidence. | 17 | |
| 14784798566 | ARGUMENT | A claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed through a line of reasoning and supported by evidence. | 18 | |
| 14784811102 | LINE OF REASONING | Arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion. | 19 |