AP Lang Terms 81-100

Question 1

Dialect

Answer 1

The language used by the people of a specific class,area, district,or any other group of people. Dialect involves the sound, spelling, grammar, and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them.

Question 2

Hubris

Answer 2

Extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall. In AP language hubris can be found in the author’s attitude toward the reader in literature.

Question 3

Anti-Hero

Answer 3

Literary device used by writers for a prominent character in a play or book that has characteristics opposite to that of a conventional hero. The protagonist is usually admired for his strength,bravery,charisma, ingenuity,etc. While an Anti-Hero is typically unsolicited and unskilled and has both good and bad qualities.

Question 4

Bandwagon

Answer 4

A persuasive technique and a type of propaganda through which a writer persuades his readers so that the majority could agree with their argument, suggesting since the majority agrees the readers should too. Such as “everyone is voting for David therefore he is the best presidential candidate” the phrase bandwagon means to “to jump on the bandwagon” or to follow what others are confirming and doing. This is also considered a type of fallacy.

Question 5

propaganda

Answer 5

we can easily find the use of propaganda in mass media, advertising, politics, and literature. it is taken as an

Question 6

Transfer(propaganda)

Answer 6

appeals to a person’s imagination of something we like or trust. EX Trump “make America great again”

Question 7

Glittering generalities(propaganda)

Answer 7

Virtue or glittering generality. These words are used to dupe us into accepting and approving of things before examining the evidence carefully. EX “scientific” “Natural”“democratic”

Question 8

testimonial(propaganda)

Answer 8

this represents a particular type of propaganda that fits into a particular category of its own. when some respected celebrity alternatively some generally hated claims that an idea or product is good(or bad). this technique is used to convince us without examining the facts more carefully.

Question 9

Plain folks(propaganda)

Answer 9

used by a speaker to convince an audience that an idea is good because they are the same as the majority of people like themselves. very

Question 10

artificial dichotomy

Answer 10

this is when someone tries to claim there are only two sides to an issue and both sides must have an equal presentation to be evaluated , when in fact there may be alternate viewpoints or “sides”. like most propaganda techniques it simplifies reality and therefore distorts it, often to the advantage of the speaker. a classic example is the “intelligent design vs evolution contradiction”