AP Language Terms 1-20 Flashcards

14867840637	Thesis	A sentence that succinctly States a writer's/speaker's main point	0
14867840638	Stance	Speakers/writers attitude toward the topic and the audience	1
14867840639	Claim	A statement that asserts a belief or truth; most claims require supporting evidence (grounds)	2
14867840640	Grounds	The evidence used to support a claim such as facts, data, statistics, testimony, and examples.	3
14868902620	Warrant	A statement that establishes the logical connection between claim and it's supporting reason. Claim: Don't eat that mushroom. Reason: It's poisonous. ... : What is poisonous should not be eaten.	4
14868902621	Backing	The evidence provided to support a warrant.	5
14868902622	Qualifiers	Words or phrases that limit the scope of a claim. Examples: usually, in a few cases, under the circumstances	6
14868902623	Authority	The quality conveyed by the writer/speaker who is knowledgeable about his/her subject and confident in that knowledge.	7
14885318284	conditions of rebuttal	The potential objections to an argument	8
14885720444	Rebuttal	And answer that challenges refute a specific claim or charge, sometimes offered by writers/speakers we are dissipate in objection	9
14885318286	Rhetoric	The art of persuasion in written in speaking modes	10
14885318287	Genre	The category used to persuade: biography, autobiography, speech, narrative, editorial, blog etc.	11
14885318288	Generalization	A claim based on an isolated example for a claim asserted a certain rather than probable. A sweeping one occurs when a claim is said to apply to all instances instead of one	12
14885318289	Inference	The conclusion one can draw from presented facts, details, and/or evidence	13
14885318290	Induction	The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization Example: every windstorm in this area comes from the north. I can see a big cloud of dust in the distance. The new wind storm is coming from the north.	14
14885318291	Deduction	the process of moving from a general rule using specific examples Example: all Dolphins are mammals, and all mammals have kidneys; therefore, all dolphins have kidneys.	15
14885318292	Objectivity	The impersonal presentation of events and characters. It is a writers attempt to remove himself or herself from any subjective personal involvement	16
14885318293	Subjectivity	A personal presentation of events, influenced by an author's feelings and emotions	17
14885318294	Fallacy	An argument or reasoning in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises; a false argument	18
14885318295	Style	And authors characteristic manner of expression- diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute.	19