Ap Language Flashcards

10580052879	Aristotelian triangle (rhetorical triangle)	A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text.	0
10580055012	audience	the listener, viewer, or reader of a text	1
10580059043	concession	acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable	2
10580063053	connotation	Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation.	3
10580066313	context	The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.	4
10580067792	counterargument	A challenge to a position; an opposing argument	5
10580071242	ethos	beliefs or character of a group	6
10580076448	logos	an appeal based on logic or reason	7
10580080850	occasion	the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written	8
10580082241	pathos	Appeal to emotion	9
10580083480	persona	Greek for "mask." The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience.	10
10580086809	polemic	an aggressive argument against a specific opinion	11
10580088980	propaganda	Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.	12
10580092758	purpose	the goal the speaker wants to achieve	13
10580095523	refutation	a denial of the validity of an opposing argument	14
10580096887	rhetoric	the art of using language effectively and persuasively	15
10580102682	rhetorical appeals	Rhetorical techniques used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling. The three major appeals are to ethos (character), logos (reason), and pathos (emotion).	16
10580105100	SOAPS Tone	Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone	17
10580107277	Speaker	the voice of the text	18
10580110248	subject	The topic of a text. What the text is about.	19
10580111877	text	written words	20