AP Language Vocabulary (week 1) Flashcards

14665315201	exigence	The part of the rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text	0
14665315202	audience	The recipients of the communication who share and have individual beliefs, values, needs, and backgrounds	1
14665317544	writer	A person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate their ideas	2
14665317545	purpose	What the writer hopes to accomplish	3
14665317546	context	The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, in order that it can be fully addressed and understood	4
14665318438	message	A significant point or central theme, especially one that has political, social, or moral importance	5
14665318439	rhetorical situation	The context of a rhetorical act, made up (at minimum) of a rhetor (speaker or writer), an issue (or exigence), a medium (such as a speech or written text), and an audience	6
14665319525	argument	A main idea, often called a "claim" or "thesis statement," backed up with evidence that supports the idea; a work of persuasion	7
14665320694	claim	An assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt; a belief that is arguable	8
14665320695	evidence	The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid	9
14665320696	dialectic	The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions	10
14665323501	ethos	Used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority or credibility of the persuader, be it a notable or experienced figure in the field or even a popular celebrity; appeal to ethics	11
14665323502	pathos	A way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or convincing story; appeal to emotion	12
14665324446	logos	A way of persuading an audience with reason, using the facts and figures; appeal to logic	13