Vocab for AP Lit & Comp Set 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accidental condition | an element that helps to explain what's being defined but isn't essential to it |
| ad hominem argument | a fallacy of argument in which a writer's claim is answered by irrelevant attacks on his or her character |
| analogy | an extended comparison between something unfamiliar and something more familiar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar |
| anaphora | a figure of speech involving repetition, particularly of the same word at the beginning of several clauses |
| antithesis | the use of parallel structures to call attention to contrasts or opposites |
| antonomasia | use of a title, epithet, or description in place of a name |
| argument | spoken, written, or visual text that expresses a point of view; the use of evidence and reason to discover some version of the truth, the attempt to change someone else's point of view |
| artistic appeal | support for an argument that a writer creates based on principles of reason and shared knowledge rather than on facts and evidence |
| assumption | a belief regarded as true, upon which other claims are based |
| audience | the person or persons to whom an argument is directed |
| authority | the quality conveyed by a writer who is knowledgeable about his or her subject and confident in that knowledge |
| backing | the evidence provided to support a warrant |
| bandwagon appeal | a fallacy of argument in which a course of action is recommended on the grounds that everyone else is following it |
| begging the question | a fallacy of argument in which a claim is based on the very grounds that are in doubt or dispute |
| causal argument | an argument that seeks to explain the effect(s) of a cause, the cause(s) of an effect, or a causal chain in which A causes B, B causes C, C causes D, and so on |
| ceremonial argument | an argument that deals with current values and addresses questions of praise and blame; includes eulogies and graduation speeches |
| appeal based on character | a strategy in which a writer presents an authoritative or credible self-image to dispose an audience to accept a claim |
| claim | a statement that asserts a belief or truth; key component in Toulmin argument |
| connotation | the suggestions or associations that surround most words and extend beyond their literal meaning, creating associational effects |
| cultural assumption | a belief regarded as true or commonsensical within a particular culture |
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