AP notes 21-45

Question 1

the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence

Answer 1

anaphora

Question 2

“turning upon”; the same word appears at the end of each sentence

Answer 2

epistrophe

Question 3

“unconnected”; intentionally eliminates conjunctions between phrases

Answer 3

asyndeton

Question 4

“bound together”; makes use of coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) in such a way where the conjunctions are used where they might have been omitted

Answer 4

polysyndeton

Question 5

a part of something represents the whole or vice versa; NOT metonymy; “writing is my bread and butter”

Answer 5

synecdoche

Question 6

an attitude toward a subject or an audience

Answer 6

tone

Question 7

a step-by-step breakdown of the phrases of a process

Answer 7

process analysis

Question 8

a set of rules in language; the flow we choose to arrange our words

Answer 8

syntax

Question 9

the purposeful choice of words intended to provoke, excite, or stimulate a question

Answer 9

provocative diction

Question 10

process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics

Answer 10

classification

Question 11

the opposite of a hyperbole or overstatement

Answer 11

understatement

Question 12

purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone

Answer 12

colorful diction

Question 13

an argument that opposes an idea/theory developed in another argument

Answer 13

counterargument

Question 14

an argument to support the authors position

Answer 14

claim

Question 15

found in essays and theses in the form of paraphrase and quotations

Answer 15

evidence

Question 16

the glue that links the evidence to the claim; “This evidence supports the claim because…”

Answer 16

warrant

Question 17

an argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical disagreement

Answer 17

fallacy

Question 18

a pattern of reasoning or thinking rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure that can be expressed in a standard logic system

Answer 18

logical fallacy

Question 19

has all the elements of a prediction except time; has a more religious connotation

Answer 19

prophecy

Question 20

a forecast made by those who calculate the parameters of the subject involved after evaluating the odds they can predict in the future; limited to a time

Answer 20

prediction

Question 21

a short, memorable saying based on facts; considered a “universal truth”

Answer 21

adage

Question 22

“to teach”; someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, and minute details

Answer 22

pedantic

Question 23

lacking proper respect or seriousness (smart aleck)`

Answer 23

flippant

Question 24

the use of language that “suggests” meaning other than the definition, used to connect with emotions and feelings

Answer 24

evocative

Question 25

inversion in style and rhetoric; the reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence

Answer 25

syntactical inversion