AP Lang. Vocabulary 141-160

Question 1

Onerous

Answer 1

burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship

Question 2

Discretion

Answer 2

cautious reserve in speech: ability to make responsible decisions

Question 3

Burgeon

Answer 3

to grow rapidly or flourish

Question 4

Axiom

Answer 4

a universally recognized principle

Question 5

Ubiquitous

Answer 5

adj. - existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; wide spread

Question 6

Disabuse

Answer 6

verb - to undeceive; to set right

Question 7

Heretical

Answer 7

adj. - violating accepted dogma or convention (noun - heresy)

Question 8

Vilify

Answer 8

verb - to defame; to characterize harshly

Question 9

Dogmatic

Answer 9

adj. - expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles (noun - dogma)

Question 10

Perennial

Answer 10

adj. - recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

Question 11

A Fallacy

Answer 11

an erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical contention. Many examples can be found in everyday conversation.

Question 12

Appeal to Ignorance

Answer 12

when one individual utilizes another individuals lack of information on a specific subject as proof that his or her own particular argument is right.

Question 13

Appeal to Authority

Answer 13

“Argumentum Verecundia” (argument from modesty). Instead of concentrating on the benefits from the argument, the arguer will attempt to append their argument to an individual of power, or authority, in an effort to give trust worthiness to their argument

Question 14

Appeal to Popular Opinion

Answer 14

when someone asserts that a thought or conviction is correct, since it is the thing that the general population accepts

Question 15

Association Fallacy

Answer 15

“Guilt by Affiliation” when someone connects a particular thought or issue to something or somebody negative, so as to infer blame on another individual

Question 16

Attacking the Person

Answer 16

“Argumentum Ad Hominem” (argument against the man). this is a common fallacy used during debates, where an individual substitutes a rebuttal with a personal assault.

Question 17

Begging the Question

Answer 17

the conclusion of a contention is accepted as a statement of inquiry in itself.

Question 18

Circular Argument

Answer 18

“Circulus Probando” this error is committed when an argument takes its evidence from an element inside the argument itself, instead of from an outside source.