Ap language 25-39

Question 1

Synecdoche

Answer 1

is a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. Distinguishing between this and metonym often take some thoughtful consideration

Question 2

tone

Answer 2

tone, in written composition, in an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. It is something important for the reader to “sense’ to determine an argument. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a write on a particular subject.

Question 3

Process Analysis

Answer 3

a step by step breakdown of the phases of a process, used to convey the details of each phase of thinking, an operation, ect. It is often used to improve understanding and also to break down an argument to make it more comprehensible.

Question 4

Syntax

Answer 4

is a set of rules in a language. It dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought. In plan English, “syntax” refers to how we choose to arrange out words. How you combine your words together.

Question 5

provocative diction

Answer 5

“diction” is our choice of words. Thus, “Provocation Diction” is the purposeful choice words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate a provocative question that will frame a rhetorical argument.

Question 6

classification

Answer 6

the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics. This often is a strategy of argumentation or an argumentative response in an effort to provide the reader with structure to your argument. It would be considered a support to both Logos and Ethos in presenting an argument.

Question 7

understatement

Answer 7

for example, you win 10 million dollars in a lottery. When you tell a news reporter “I am delighted” , you are making an understatement. Similarly, suppose a team loses to its opponent 50 to 0 in a soccer match and the captain of the team says in a post-match ceremony says, “We did not do well,” it is an understatement because he is trying to decrease the intensity of the loss. It is the opposite of Hyperbole or overstatement

Question 8

colorful diction

Answer 8

Diction is your conscious choice of words as a writer. It stands to reason that “colorful Diction” is a very purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone

Question 9

counterargument

Answer 9

an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument. When writing in a argumentative mode, it is mandatory that the writer acknowledge the “other” side of his or her argument. It is part of the refutation of someone else’s claim to support your own “side” of the argument that you are making”We did not do well,” it is an understatement because he is trying to decrease the intensity of the loss. It is the opposite of Hyperbole or overstatement

Question 10

claim

Answer 10

if somebody gives an argument to support his or her position, it’s called making a claim. Different reasons are usually presented to prove why a certain point should be accepted as logical

Question 11

evidence

Answer 11

is a type of literary device that appears in different categories of essays and these in the form of paraphrase and quotations. It is presented to persuade the readers and used with powerful arguments in text or essays. In rhetoric, when a person makes a claim or presents evidence in support of his claim and argument in order to establish the veracity ans authenticity of his claim or argument

Question 12

warrent

Answer 12

is the glue that holds the argument together. It links the evidence to the claim. It says something like, “This evidence supports the claim because…” and it is always in a similar form that is more of statement of support of “ why” your evidence supports your assertion/ claim

Question 13

fallacy

Answer 13

erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical contention. there are many fallacy examples that we can find in everyday conversations.

Question 14

logical fallacy

Answer 14

in argumentation, formal fallacy (also called deductive fallacy) is a pattern of reasoning/thinking rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure that can neatly be expressed in standard logical system, for example propositional logic. An argument that is formally fallacious is always considered wrong.

Question 15

prophecy

Answer 15

not the same as prediction, but its true they are both “forecast” the future, but their is a slight difference. All the same elements of prediction, but TIME. a prophecy has more religions connotation scenes their is a element of uncertainty about time.