AP Lang. Vocabulary 81-100

Question 1

Dialect

Answer 1

the language used by a group of people to a specific area, class, district or any other group of people. The term dialect involves the spelling , sounds, 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 authors attitude toward the reader. In literature portrayal of hubristic characters serves to achieve a moralistic end.

Question 3

Anti-Hero

Answer 3

a literary device used by writers for a prominent character in a play or book that has characteristic opposite to that of the conventional hero. The protagonist is generally admired for his bravery, strength, charm, ingenuity etc. while the anti-hero is typically clumsy, 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 majority could agree with the argument of the writer, suggesting that since the majority agrees the reader should too, such as” Everyone is voting for David, so he must definitely be the best presidential candidate.” The phrase bandwagon means to follow what others are conforming to or doing. Also considered fallacy.

Question 5

Bandwagon Function

Answer 5

to make the audience think and act in a way that majority follows. The tendency of following the beliefs or actions comes from when an audience sees others also conforming. Used in literature, politics, and advertisements etc. Bandwagon is a good approach for persuasive writing that successfully works on human minds and psychology.

Question 6

Propaganda

Answer 6

Easily found in mass media, politics, advertising, and literature. Very popular technique in academic commentary, is taken as an interchangeable form of communication. Persuade readers mind and their perceptions to fell a particular way about a particular cause.

Question 7

Propaganda-Transfer

Answer 7

Appeals to a persons imagination of something we like or trust “Trump: Make America Great Again”

Question 8

Propaganda-Glittering Generalities

Answer 8

virtue words or glittering generalities, these words are used to dupe us into accepting and approving of things with out examining the evidence carefully. “Natural”, “Organic”, “Democratic”

Question 9

Propaganda-Testimonial

Answer 9

when some respected celebrity (or alternatively someone generally hated) claims an idea is good or bad, Technique is used to convince us with out examining the facts more carefully.

Question 10

Propaganda-Plain Folks

Answer 10

used by a speaker to convince an audience that an idea is good because they are the same ideas of the vast majority of people like themselves. Very similar to “bandwagon” but with the exception that the speaker or writer in convincing the audience that they (speaker) is just “plain folks” like them.

Question 11

Propaganda- Distortion of Data or Out of Context or Card Stacking or Cherry Picking

Answer 11

used to convince the audience by using selected information and not presenting the complete story. Such statements need to be checked with how many people were driving before and after the speed limit change. Fewer people may be driving after the speed limit change, even though fatality rates may be higher, leading to overall result of fewer fatalities.

Question 12

Propaganda- Testimonial (repeat)

Answer 12

same as before: when some respected celebrity (or alternatively someone generally hated) claims an idea is good or bad, Technique is used to convince us with out examining the facts more carefully.

Question 13

Propaganda- Scapegoat

Answer 13

this often use with Guilt-by-association to deflect scrutiny away from the issues. It transfers blame to one person or a group of people with out investigating the complexity of the issues. “President Reagan cause the national debt”

Question 14

Propaganda- Artificial Dichotomy

Answer 14

when someone tries to claim there are only two sides to an issue and that both sides must have equal presentation in order to be evaluated. This technique is used to dupe us into believing there is only one way to look at an issue, when in fact there may be many alternative viewpoints or “sides”. Like most propaganda techniques it simplifies reality and therefore distorts it of ten to the advantage of the speaker. “Intelligent Design v. “Evolution”

Question 15

Propaganda Deification

Answer 15

when an idea is made to appear holy, sacred, or very special and therefore above all law. Any alternative or opposite viewpoints are there by given the appearance of treason or blasphemy. “God-given right to…”, “Mother Earth”, “Gia”

Question 16

Conceit

Answer 16

Develops a comparison which is exceedingly unlikely but is, nonetheless, intellectually imaginative. A comparison turns into a conceit when the writer tries to make us admit a similarity between two things of whose unlikeness we are strongly conscious and for this reason, conceits are often surprising.

Question 17

Claim

Answer 17

if somebody gives an argument to support his/her position, it is called making a claim. Different reasons are usually presented to prove why a certain point should be accepted as logical.
Premise 1
Premise 2
Premise 3 
Premise N
Therefore, Conclusion

Question 18

Catharsis

Answer 18

an emotional discharge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal or achieve a state of liberation of anxiety and stress. Catharsis is a Greek word and it means cleansing. In literature, its used for cleansing of emotions of the characters. It can also be any other radical change that leads to emotional rejuvenation or a person.

Question 19

Cliche

Answer 19

refers to an expression that has been over used to the extent it loses its original meaning or novelty. A cliche may also refer to actions and events which are predictable because of some previous events.

Question 20

Concession

Answer 20

a literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by ones opponent. It is not necessarily a “counter argument”, but an extension of a counter argument where a writer attempts to find some “common ground”. It allows for different opinions and approaches towards an issue, indicating an understanding of what causes the actual debate or controversy. It demonstrates that the writer is a mature thinker and has considered the issue from all angles.