AP Lang Vocab 121-140 Flashcards
A fallacy in which ha speaker or writer seeks to persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for a famous person or institution
Appeal to Authority
A fallacy based on the assumption that a statement must be true if it cannot be proved false
Appeal to ignorance
An argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponents point
Concession
A tribute or eulogy in prose or verse glorifying people, objects, ideas, or events
Encomium
A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options(usually 2) when in fact there are more options available
False dilemma
Sentence style that appears to follow the mid as it worries a problem through, mimicking the “rambling, associative syntax of conversation”…. the opposite of periodic sentence
running style
an explanation or interpretation
explication
commanding
imperative tone/sentence
questioning
interrogative
expressing enthusiasm
exclamatory
declaring a statement or fact
declarative
“to be” verbs “ to come “to show” “to dance”
infinitives
not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable; lessen in severity
implacable
not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.
eclectic
The disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy
opprobrium
