AP notes 21-45 Flashcards
the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence
anaphora
“turning upon”; the same word appears at the end of each sentence
epistrophe
“unconnected”; intentionally eliminates conjunctions between phrases
asyndeton
“bound together”; makes use of coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) in such a way where the conjunctions are used where they might have been omitted
polysyndeton
a part of something represents the whole or vice versa; NOT metonymy; “writing is my bread and butter”
synecdoche
an attitude toward a subject or an audience
tone
a step-by-step breakdown of the phrases of a process
process analysis
a set of rules in language; the flow we choose to arrange our words
syntax
the purposeful choice of words intended to provoke, excite, or stimulate a question
provocative diction
process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
classification
the opposite of a hyperbole or overstatement
understatement
purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone
colorful diction
an argument that opposes an idea/theory developed in another argument
counterargument
an argument to support the authors position
claim
found in essays and theses in the form of paraphrase and quotations
evidence
the glue that links the evidence to the claim; “This evidence supports the claim because…”
warrant
an argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical disagreement
fallacy
a pattern of reasoning or thinking rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure that can be expressed in a standard logic system
logical fallacy
has all the elements of a prediction except time; has a more religious connotation
prophecy
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
prediction
a short, memorable saying based on facts; considered a “universal truth”
adage
“to teach”; someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, and minute details
pedantic
lacking proper respect or seriousness (smart aleck)`
flippant
the use of language that “suggests” meaning other than the definition, used to connect with emotions and feelings
evocative
inversion in style and rhetoric; the reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence
syntactical inversion
