AP Words Flashcards

14787781633	Audience	who the author is directing his or her message towards hint - when you create a resume, the ________ is your potential employers	0
14787790939	Attitude	the writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand hint - "the deplorable state of the school" implies a negative ________	1
14787803810	Aristotelian appeals	three different methods of appealing to an audience to convince them - ethos, pathos, logos hint - ethos: credibility; pathos: emotion; logos: logic	2
14787816029	Argument	the combination of reasons, evidence, etc. the author uses to convince an audience of their position hint - in effective rhetoric, every phrase serves to further build the ________	3
14787834903	Analogy	explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple hint - an amateur playing in a professional game is like an ibex stepping into a lion's den	4
14994583257	Compare & Contrast	discussing the similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose hint - hybrid cars have a much smaller carbon footprint than other cars	5
14994612705	Connotation	the implied meaning of a word; positive, negative, or neutral hint - conscientious: positive fussy: negative	6
14994632522	Context	the extra-textual environment in which text is being delivered hint - time/place/occasion At a speech for an award, the immediate context is the ceremony, and the broad context is the purpose of the award	7
14994754488	Counterargument	the argument against the author's position hint - if you wanted to eliminate the dress code, you are forcing people to spend money on expensive uniforms	8
14994767074	Deductive Reasoning	a form of logical reasoning wherein a general principle is applied to a specific case hint - if all planets orbit a star, and theta II is a planet, then it must orbit a star	9