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AP Language List of Fallacies

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AP English Language 2011-2012 Rhetorical Fallacies Emotional Fallacies Red Herring: Where someone introduces an irrelevant point into an argument. He may think (or he may want us to think) it proves his side, but it really doesn?t Grizzly bears can?t be dangerous ? they look so cute Appeal to Fear: Where someone moves you to fear the consequences of not doing what he wants Prosecuting Attorney: ?Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I urge you to convict John Jones of this crime of murder. We need to put him where he can never commit any crimes. If you don?t convict him, you may be his next victim.? Appeal to Pity: Where someone urges us to do something only because we pity him, or we pity something associated with him

List of Rhetorical Devices

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Rhetorical Devices Forms of Repetition 1.?Anaphora is the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences, commonly in conjunction with climax and with parallelism: To think on death it is a misery,/ To think on life it is a vanity;/ To think on the world verily it is,/ To think that here man hath no perfect bliss. --Peacham 2.?Epistrophe (also called antistrophe) forms the counterpart to anaphora, because the repetition of the same word or words comes at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences: Where affections bear rule, there reason is subdued, honesty is subdued, good will is subdued, and all things else that withstand evil, for ever are subdued. --Wilson

Chapter 14 notes (beginning--> "strategy and diplomacy")

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RUSH CHAPTER 14 NOTES ( STRATEGY AND DIPLOMACY) THE SECESSION CRISIS After Lincoln pres= ?southern nationalist? men wanted to end union WITHDRAWAL OF SOUTH Secession of many states= formation of confederacy and confusion (states couldn?t secede but federal Gov. couldn?t stop them), Confederacy took over all S. federal prop. but couldn?t get fort Sumter?battle between N and S for Sumter= beginning of war FAILURE OF COMPROMISE KY senator created Critteden compromise?reestablish MO compromise lines and rules= okay with South senators but Republicans resisted, Lincoln inauguration address said no state could leave union (older than constitution), all federal institutes held by government only. FORT SUMTER

Chapter 8 notes (era of good feelings--> end)

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Chapter 8 (?Era of good feelings?- END) the ?era of good feelings? After the War of 1812, nationalism rose in US- reflected in econ. Expansion, settlement and trade growth in West, creation of new states the end of the first party system Virginia Dynasty: 1800 & on, presidency dominated by Virginians (Jefferson James Madison James Monroe)= north unhappy yet Monroe still elected in 1816 Monroe in office during peaceful time (federalist decline= little party opposition, no international threats) Monroe tried to include people from N, E, S, & W? new Englander John Quincy Adams was his secretary of state (past secretary of states became president= Virginia Dynasty end, NE Adams will be next president)

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