AP Language Flashcards

7752139406	Rhetoric	a thoughtful activity leading to effective communication also a rational exchange of opposing viewpoints	0
7752234391	Premise	-two parts of a syllogism. -a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion	1
7752237773	Assumption	A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.	2
7752242362	Deductive reasoning	reasoning from general to specific	3
7752559989	Syllogism	A from of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion	4
7752242363	Inductive reasoning	reasoning from specific to general	5
7752245638	Claim	an assertion, usually supported by evidence	6
7752248890	Assertion	an emphatic statement and is supported by evidence becomes	7
7752248891	Counterargument	an argument that opposes your claim	8
7752252241	Concede	to admit as true; to yield, submit	9
7752252242	Concession	a reluctant acknowledgment or yielding	10
7752252243	Refute	to prove incorrect	11
7752255126	Refutation	a denial of the validity of an opposing argument	12
7752255127	Rebut	to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion	13
7752255128	Rebuttal	an attempt to contradict or disprove an argument by offering a counter argument	14
7752258432	Rhetorical Triangle	speaker, audience, subject	15
7752262117	Aristotelian Triangle	rhetorical triangle	16
7752262118	Ethos	refers to the character of a person	17
7752262119	Logos	an appeal to logic	18
7752264562	Pathos	associated with broader appeals to emotion	19
7752264563	Persona	the role, attitude, personality a writer assumes in order to achieve a literary purpose	20
7752268195	Diction	a writer's or speaker's choice of words	21
7752268196	Syntax	sentence structure	22
7752268197	Tone	an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience	23
7752270879	Bias	prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.	24
7752270880	Propaganda	ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause	25