Ap Lang Vocab sets 1 & 2

Question 1

Diction

Answer 1

The writer of speakers word choice

Question 2

Connotation

Answer 2

An emotional association or implication connected to a word (inexpensive vs cheap)

Question 3

Syntax

Answer 3

The writer or speaker’s arrangement of words within a phrase, clause, or sentence

Question 4

Tone

Answer 4

The writers or speakers emotional attitude toward the audience or subject matter

Question 5

Emotional appeal

Answer 5

The writer or speaker’s attempt to persuade an audience by appealing to the audience’s emotions

Question 6

Logical appeal

Answer 6

The writer or speaker’s attempt to convince an audience using facts, scientific research, statistics, or experts

Question 7

ethical appeal

Answer 7

The degree of credibility or trustworthiness that authors establish with the audience

Question 8

Voice

Answer 8

The writers use if such elements such as diction, tone, syntax, unity, coherence and audience to created a clear and distinct “personality of the writer”

Question 9

Subjective

Answer 9

Influenced by persons feelings (biased)

Question 10

Objective

Answer 10

Not influenced by personal feelings unbiased

Question 11

Incendiary

Answer 11

Tending to provoke

Question 12

Substantiate

Answer 12

Verb-to establish with evidence

Question 13

Pejorative

Answer 13

Adj-belittling

Question 14

Adamantine

Answer 14

Adj- rigidly firm

Question 15

Banal

Answer 15

Adj- meaningless;conmonplace

Question 16

Facetious

Answer 16

Adj- sacastic

Question 17

Exacerbate

Answer 17

Verb- to make worse; to aggravate

Question 18

Meticulous

Answer 18

Adj- extremely careful and precise

Question 19

Poignant

Answer 19

Adj-profoundly moving and touching

Question 20

Euphemistic

Answer 20

Adj- replacing an offensive term with one that is inoffensive

Question 21

rhetoric

Answer 21

The choices involving language that a communicator makes so that the message becomes meaningful for a targeted audience.